Analysis of Health Service Areas: Another Piece of the Psychiatric Workforce Puzzle

• Published in: Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 49; no. 7; pp. 956 - 960
• Main Authors: Eveland, A. Peter, Dever, G. E. Alan, Schafer, Edward, Sprinkel, Collette, Davis, Stephanie, Rumpf, Michele
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Psychiatric Publishing 01.07.1998
• Subjects: Benchmarking - statistics & numerical data; Catchment Area (Health); Georgia; Health Planning Guidelines; Health Services Needs and Demand - standards; Humans; Medically Underserved Area; Mental Health Services - manpower; Models, Organizational; Psychiatry - education; Psychiatry - manpower; Rural Health Services - manpower; Small-Area Analysis; Georgia

Planning for development of a national or regional psychiatrist workforce that is the appropriate size must consider numerous issues. They include the dynamics of workforce distribution, effects of managed care, reduction in potential residency slots, participation of international medical graduates...