Better access to psychological treatments through medicare: Rejoinder to Carey, Rickwood and Baker

Clinical Psychologist

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 80-86

  O'Kearney, Richard ^a,c   Wilmoth, Deborah ^b,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Registered Clinical Psychologist   (Australia)

^c APS College of Clinical Psychologists   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical counselling psychology; Mental health care; National development of psychology; Psychological disorders; Psychological services; Psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649333072     PISSN: 13284207     EISSN: 17429552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13284200903283782     Document Type: Article

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