You don’t need a referral from a psychiatrist or GP to see a psychologist. However, a Mental Health Treatment Plan from a GP is needed to be able to claim the corresponding rebates through Medicare.
The Medicare program covers most commonly presenting psychological conditions, such as:
- Adjustment disorders
- Alcohol use disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Attention deficit disorder
- Bereavement disorders
- Bipolar disorder
- Co-occurring anxiety and depression
- Conduct disorders
- Depression
- Drug use disorders
- Eating disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Panic disorder
- Phobic disorders
- Psychotic disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Sexual disorders
- Sleep problems