While they wait: a cross-sectional survey on wait times for mental health treatment for anxiety and depression for adolescents in Australia

Mirjana Subotic-Kerry; Thomas Borchard; Belinda Parker; Sophie H Li; Jayden Choi; Emma V Long; Philip J Batterham; Alexis Whitton; Aniela Gockiert; Lucinda Spencer; Bridianne O’Dea

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087342

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While they wait: a cross-sectional survey on wait times for mental health treatment for anxiety and depression for adolescents in Australia

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Mirjana Subotic-Kerry University of New South Wales Faculty of Medicine, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaBlack Dog Institute, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Thomas Borchard Black Dog Institute, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Belinda Parker ANROWS, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sophie H Li University of New South Wales Faculty of Medicine, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaBlack Dog Institute, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jayden Choi Black Dog Institute, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Emma V Long Black Dog Institute, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Philip J Batterham Centre for Mental Health Research, Research School of Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alexis Whitton University of New South Wales Faculty of Medicine, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaBlack Dog Institute, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Aniela Gockiert School of Psychology, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lucinda Spencer Grand Pacific Health, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bridianne O’Dea Black Dog Institute, Randwick, New South Wales, AustraliaFlinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Mirjana Subotic-Kerry; m.subotic-kerry{at}blackdog.org.au

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Subotic-Kerry M, Borchard T, Parker B, et al

While they wait: a cross-sectional survey on wait times for mental health treatment for anxiety and depression for adolescents in Australia

BMJ Open 2025;15:e087342. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087342

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Received April 10, 2024
Accepted January 20, 2025
First published March 24, 2025.

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March 24, 2025

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