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generalist nurses in rural and remote settings, but is noted in many locations. This article illustrates that there are benefits for nurses in undertaking more training; the nurses themselves clearly articulate the course content and manner of delivery that is most beneficial to their needs in the qualitative results reported in the various studies. Nurses see education and training as a key to addressing some of the issues of improving the quality of mental healthcare in rural and remote settings. Mental healthcare capacity can be built among generalist nurses in rural and remote settings by improving remote and distance mental health education and up-skilling. Rigorously-conducted and comprehensively reported research will allow educators to make a better case for the type and extent of

education needed. 3.2.9 Disclosure

The authors report no conflicts of interest.