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Clinicians must register with the Black Dog Institute prior to referring a patient for a MAP assessment.  General practitioners, psychologists and psychiatrists in Australia are eligible for registration.

Register online here or fax back this form: Clinician Registration as MAP Referrer [PDF, 24KB]

Once registered, an information pack will be sent to each clinician, and include a patient referral sheet with that clinician’s unique access code.

To be appropriate for referral, patients must:

• Be 18 years or over
• Have suffered an episode of depression, diagnosed or otherwise.
• Be managed by a registered MAP referrer
• Be able to speak and write English or have someone who can help them
• Be able to concentrate for an hour
• Have very basic computer skills
• Have access to the internet.

Watch this educational module to learn more:

The Mood Assessment Program: who to refer and how it works
[8min 15sec Adobe Connect Presentation]

Download the print version [PDF, 105KB]

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