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Comment author: David_Gerard 16 July 2013 02:04:30PM -1 points [-]

Hard to generalise internationally - but non-medical counselors charge like jobs that involve paying attention to someone, whereas psychiatrists charge like specialist doctors (which they are). I was mostly thinking in terms of public funding for medicine, where bang for the buck is an eternal consideration.