THERAPISTS FEAR EFFECTS OF CLINTON HEALTH PLAN.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: DANIEL GOLEMAN New York Times

Conversations with mental health professionals across the country reveal deep fears about the limits that a new national health plan may put on payments for psychotherapy.

Psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and other psychotherapists say some limits being discussed would be calamitous for many patients and for the profession itself. And those who know what is going on in the secret proceedings of the mental health task force, part of the Task Force on National Health Care Reform, say that therapists -- and those who need therapy -- may have good reason to worry.

Most of the proposals being considered, …