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Psychiatry guides

Plain-English guides to online psychiatry in Australia: what an ADHD assessment involves, how referrals and Medicare rebates work, and what your GP can and cannot do afterwards.

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Cost & Rebates

ADHD assessment cost and Medicare rebates

What you pay, what Medicare may return, and why the rebate lands in your account rather than coming off the invoice.

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ADHD Treatment

ADHD medication: what a psychiatrist can and cannot do

ADHD medications are Schedule 8 controlled drugs. That single fact explains most of the rules people find confusing.

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ADHD Assessment

Adult ADHD assessment: what actually happens

Most people arrive at an ADHD assessment with no idea what to expect. Here is what the appointments actually involve, in order.

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Referrals

Getting a psychiatry referral from your GP

A Mental Health Treatment Plan is not a psychiatry referral. Knowing the difference saves a wasted appointment.

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After Your Assessment

What a psychiatrist's management plan means for your GP

The plan is written for your GP, not for you. Here is what it asks of them, and what it does not do.

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Referring a patient?

Information for general practitioners on referring to Updoc Psychiatry, and on the MBS items that apply.

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How to refer to Updoc Psychiatry

Referral information

Medicare

Items 92435 and 92437 explained

Rebate information

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Psychiatry guides

ADHD assessment cost and Medicare rebates

ADHD medication: what a psychiatrist can and cannot do

Adult ADHD assessment: what actually happens

Getting a psychiatry referral from your GP

What a psychiatrist's management plan means for your GP

Referring a patient?

How to refer to Updoc Psychiatry

Items 92435 and 92437 explained

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