TY - JOUR
T1 - The mental health professions
T2 - Workforce supply and demand, issues, and challenges
AU - Robiner, William N.
PY - 2006/9
Y1 - 2006/9
N2 - The U.S. mental health (MH) workforce is comprised of core disciplines: psychology, psychiatry, social work, psychiatric nursing, and marriage and family therapy. A broader group of practitioners also deserves recognition. Diverse professions provide significant services in a variety of settings, extending the de facto mental health workforce. A tally of key disciplines estimates there are 537,857 MH professionals, or 182 per 100,000 U.S. population. This article provides an overview of the need and demand for mental health services and summarizes the MH professions (e.g., training, educational credentials, workforce estimates). It also discusses a range of challenges confronting MH professionals and the need for greater understanding of the workforce and integration of services. Methodological factors that confound estimates of the magnitude of the MH workforce are reviewed.
AB - The U.S. mental health (MH) workforce is comprised of core disciplines: psychology, psychiatry, social work, psychiatric nursing, and marriage and family therapy. A broader group of practitioners also deserves recognition. Diverse professions provide significant services in a variety of settings, extending the de facto mental health workforce. A tally of key disciplines estimates there are 537,857 MH professionals, or 182 per 100,000 U.S. population. This article provides an overview of the need and demand for mental health services and summarizes the MH professions (e.g., training, educational credentials, workforce estimates). It also discusses a range of challenges confronting MH professionals and the need for greater understanding of the workforce and integration of services. Methodological factors that confound estimates of the magnitude of the MH workforce are reviewed.
KW - Demand
KW - Employment
KW - Mental health professions
KW - Psychology workforce
KW - Supply
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cpr.2006.05.002
DO - 10.1016/j.cpr.2006.05.002
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16820252
AN - SCOPUS:33747328217
SN - 0272-7358
VL - 26
SP - 600
EP - 625
JO - Clinical Psychology Review
JF - Clinical Psychology Review
IS - 5
ER -