The Australian Psychological Society has issued a list of demands for Health Minister Greg Hunt's Medicare review of mental health treatment, calling for "universal access" to address the nation's rising suicide rate.

The society's chief executive Frances Mirabelli said the system of delivering psychological services within Medicare required "urgent updating to ensure all members of the community can access the care they need".

Psychologists are demanding Health Minister Greg Hunt increase Medicare funding for therapy services. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

"While preventative services are helping the most at-risk in our community, and acute services address and care for the most unwell, the mental health needs of the missing middle section of our community are not being met," Ms Mirabelli said.

"To achieve real improvements in mental health and reduce the social and economic burden, we need more than financial investment. We need access to treatments that work."