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Title: ‘Depression Project’
Newspaper: Geelong Advertiser
Page: 11
Date: 19 October, 2005

Summary:
Residents of Newtown, Geelong are encouraged to participate in a study into the role of GPs in treating patients with depression. Patients of Newtown GPs are randomly selected to comment on how their GP cares for their emotional well-being. The study will enable GPs to better recognise patients suffering with depression and treat these people. If treated, the recovery rate of patients seen in general practice is around 60 per cent. The study will also allow researchers to find out what happens to patients who experience relapses of depression.

Title: ‘Study into GP care for depression’
Newspaper: Heidelberg Leader
Page: 21
Date: 21 June, 2005

Summary:
Residents of the City of Banyule (a collection of 20 suburbs north-east of central Melbourne) are being asked to participate in the University of Melbourne’s diamond study which is made up of 600 randomly selected GP patients. Associate Professor Jane Gunn, who leads the study encourages people to complete the survey if they receive it in order to help GPs better recognise, manage and treat depression in the community. The research being conducted has received $1 million in State Government funding as part of the beyondblue Victorian Centre of Excellence in Depression and Relation Disorders research grants.

Title: ‘Patients have a say’
Newspaper: Preston Leader
Page: 12
Date: 15 February, 2005

Summary:
Reservoir residents suffering from depression have been given the opportunity to comment on the treatment they are receiving through the University of Melbourne’s diamond study. The study, involving 600 randomly selected GP patients in Victorian allows people to comment on their experience of mental health car they receive from their GP. According to Associate Professor Jane Gunn, this feedback will enable GPs to improve the services offered to people with depression and enable more people to recover from depression. 30 practices are involved in the study and the first results of the study are expected in around 12 months.