In this article, we focus on the various recent healthcare reforms in Australia and their implication for cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). Specifically, we focus on three areas relevant to CBT in Australia. After discussing the background of mental healthcare in Australia, we highlight the impact that recent health reforms have had on the foregrounding of evidence-based treatment, with CBT as a focus. Second, we consider the limitations to therapy in this country, in particular the 10-session limit within the Medicare system acting as a limitation on therapy. Finally, we discuss the impact of the acceptance of psychological treatment, and mental illness more generally in Australia.

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澳大利亚的认知行为疗法和心理治疗

在本文中，我们重点关注澳大利亚最近的各种医疗改革及其对认知行为疗法 (CBT) 的影响。具体来说，我们关注与澳大利亚 CBT 相关的三个领域。在讨论了澳大利亚精神保健的背景之后，我们强调了最近的医疗改革对以 CBT 为重点的循证治疗前景的影响。其次，我们考虑到这个国家对治疗的限制，特别是医疗保险系统内的 10 次治疗限制是对治疗的限制。最后，我们讨论了接受心理治疗的影响，以及在澳大利亚更普遍的精神疾病。