De-skilling me softly: a cautionary ballad

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• 1.
• "Abe" and "Sue" are false names of actual patients.
• 2.
• Solomon, Buckingham and Epstein report (1993), subtitled "A consultancy report for the Mental Health Workforce Committee on medical workforce financing arrangements".
• 3.
• McKay report (1996), "Issues and options. Optimum supply and effective use of psychiatrists; a project for the National Mental Health Strategy".
• 4.
• Tolkien report (1994), "A model for matching the available workforce with the demands for services".
• 5.
• Cognitive behaviour therapy.
• 6.
• Consultation-liaison psychiatry.
• 7.
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.
• 8.
• Item 319, introduced in the Medical Benefits Schedule of fees in November 1996, limiting the rebate for psychiatric treatment.