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Psychiatry by telehealth gets boost but more changes needed

Health Times - 07-04-2020

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) welcomes the most recent set of changes to expand Medicare-subsidised telehealth and telephone services,

 
Social prescribing - a remedy to counter chronic health problems

Health Times - 11-02-2020

Australia should use social prescribing to counter rising chronic health problems, according to a new report from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

 
Peak psychiatry body welcomes inquiry's focus on workforce shortages

Health Times - 01-11-2019

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) welcomes the comprehensive draft report of the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into mental health

 
Study reveals extent of psychological health impacts for those with Crohn's and Colitis

HealthTimes - 29-04-2019

Ahead of Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Month in May, research released by Crohn's & Colitis Australia reveals that 1 in 2 Australians living with Crohn’s

 
Counsellor convicted for a second time, fined $25,000 for claiming to be a psychologist

HealthTimes - 08-04-2019

A New South Wales court has convicted a counsellor, Mr David Citer, of claiming to be a registered psychologist and unlawfully using the protected title ‘psychologist’.

 
Fee for service psychology no answer to complex mental health problems

HealthTimes - 27-03-2019

The Better Access Program, a scheme providing Medicare access to psychology services, has fundamental failures, according to research from The Australian National University

 
New scholarships to train the next generation of Indigenous psychologists

HealthTimes - 18-10-2018

Curtin graduate and Western Australia’s Australian of the Year for 2018 Dr Tracy Westerman, in collaboration with Curtin University, has launched a unique scholarship

 
Having a positive attitude improves illness outcomes

AAP - 17-08-2017

An Australian study has found having a positive attitude can improve the management and outcomes of a chronic illness. Having a positive

 
Research shows people who think optimistically will recover faster from illness

AAP - 12-07-2017

Research conducted by the University of Sydney suggests people who think optimistically will recover faster from illness. People who think positively

 
New study has found, placebo effect works for exercise

AAP - 03-07-2017

People find sport or exercise less strenuous if they believe it's doing them good, a new study has found. German researchers from the Department

 

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