http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/savoradin-on-depression/ All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:06:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/savoradin-on-depression/#comment-12612 Kay Sat, 03 May 2008 04:08:28 +0000 http://stilgherrian.com/?p=1567#comment-12612 Yep -- it's very hard to convey the imprisonment aspect of depression -- this quote goes some way towards it. I'm amazed any society goes on with its business with as many depressed people around as it stands. I guess we all keep keeping on and everyone else thinks we're OK! I love the way the current Medicare rebates work for the set of Psychology Consultations -- sure you get a block referral and get a full Medicare Rebate for all the sessions, but there are virtually no psychologists who will do it for the scheduled fee! While psychologists are a lot cheaper to consult than psychiatrists, the psychology gap is far too big for anyone earning less than $30 000 pa or a family on less than $70k. Day to day expenses on the basics of food, rent and travel just don't survive weekly "treats" like $100 for a regular psychologist's fee! I was emerging as a young potential psychologist at the time Gough proposed well-staffed community health clinics for all, with regional allied health services available on Medibank with no gap for everyone who needed them. Now I'm just a depressed unemployed, unbenefitted, uninsured, uncertified, unqualified, untreated "invisible". And 20% of the population are my mates! Yep — it’s very hard to convey the imprisonment aspect of depression — this quote goes some way towards it. I’m amazed any society goes on with its business with as many depressed people around as it stands. I guess we all keep keeping on and everyone else thinks we’re OK! I love the way the current Medicare rebates work for the set of Psychology Consultations — sure you get a block referral and get a full Medicare Rebate for all the sessions, but there are virtually no psychologists who will do it for the scheduled fee! While psychologists are a lot cheaper to consult than psychiatrists, the psychology gap is far too big for anyone earning less than $30 000 pa or a family on less than $70k. Day to day expenses on the basics of food, rent and travel just don’t survive weekly “treats” like $100 for a regular psychologist’s fee! I was emerging as a young potential psychologist at the time Gough proposed well-staffed community health clinics for all, with regional allied health services available on Medibank with no gap for everyone who needed them. Now I’m just a depressed unemployed, unbenefitted, uninsured, uncertified, unqualified, untreated “invisible”. And 20% of the population are my mates!

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