Medicare rebated psychology sessions are going back down to ten, following their pandemic boost to 20. But we know ten isn’t enough for most mental health disorders.
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Research has confirmed higher rates of body dysmorphic disorder among people seeking cosmetic procedures, but we don’t know as much about other mental health issues.
Mindfulness can have benefits, but it shouldn’t replace first-line treatment, and it shouldn’t claim to be able to.
Professionals in rural and regional Australia such as hairdressers, accountants and bank managers often play the role of counsellors too.
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Associate Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Charles Sturt University
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Emeritus Professor of Psychology, University of the West of England
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Senior Lecturer and Clinical Psychologist, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Head of Body Image, Eating and Weight Disorders Research, Adelaide University