Angry shrinks need someone to talk to

29 August 2016 - 08:24
By KATHARINE CHILD

Stressed-out people are being left without help because many medical aid schemes refuse to pay anyone but clinical psychologists to counsel those with depression or other mental illness. Educational, counselling and industrial psychologists say their practices are under threat because of regulations that severely restrict them in treating patients.

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