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Variable
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ATAPS
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headspace
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Sociodemographic characteristics
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Gender
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√
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√
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Age
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√
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√
|
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Indigeneity
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√
|
√
|
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Postcode
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√
|
√
|
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Low incomea
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√
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√
|
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Clinical characteristics
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Previous history of mental health careb
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√
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√
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Diagnosis
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√
| |
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Stage of illnessc
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√
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Treatment received
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Number of sessionsd
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√
|
√
|
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Treatment receivede
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√
|
√
|
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Client copayment
|
√
| |
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Client outcomes
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K-10
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√
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√
|
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Other measures
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√
| |
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ATAPS Access to Allied Psychological Services
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aLow income was determined according to the GP’s judgement in ATAPS and by receiving a government benefit via headspace
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bThere was relatively poor compliance with the completion of ‘previous history of mental health care’ in headspace
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cStage 1: mild or increased risk; Stage 2: moderate or sub-threshold; Stage 3: severe or full threshold
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d
headspace delivers both psychological and non-psychological services. Only sessions in which psychological services were delivered were analysed and may be somewhat over-represented as multiple psychological services delivered in a single session are recorded as multiple services/sessions
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eTreatments explicitly involving behavioural interventions and/or cognitive interventions were classified as CBT; assessment, psycho-education, relaxation strategies, skills training and/or interpersonal therapy were classified as non-CBT
