Is repressed memory syndrome a valid concept?
While some say repressed memory syndrome does exist and brings meaning to the past, others argue the concept is empirically unsupported and that forgotten memories are not necessarily repressed ones. Feature: Crunch time for RVS It’s become one of the medical profession’s most important and potentially divisive issues. As the Relative Value Study enters Stage Two, Australian Medicine looks at the history of the study and what may happen this year. Feature: Viruses risk health and livelihood What would happen to your practice if you found out tomorrow that you were HIV positive? This edition discusses the implications for a medical practitioner infected by a blood borne infectious disease. From the President: Practitioner agreements – salvation or professional suicide? Doctors entering practitioner agreements would be totally dependant on the health funds for their livelihood and would be locked into the same ‘bulk-billing’ monster that has done so much damage to general practice. Healt