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Doctors’ recruitment in psychiatry - possible causes and solutions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

A. Mihai
A. Mihai*
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Târgu-Mures, Romania Psychiatric Clinic II, Târgu-Mures, Romania Assoc. Institute of Psychotherapy and Personal Developpment, Târgu-Mures, Romania

Abstract

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The psychiatry is a relatively new field of medicine, which appeared because of the society's demands in taking care of a specific group of patients. These needs still exist and some studies showed that the demand for psychiatrists (Workforce NHS), or at least for psychiatric services (Vernon, 2009), will grow, above all also in developing countries (Patel, 2009).

Concern about recruitment and retention of psychiatrists is longstanding.

Purpose of this study was the evaluation of studies and data related with recruitment issues. Method consist in analysis of data published related with this topic and trying to find the causes and the ways to improve the actual situation.

Results

Was remarqued the insufficient representation of psychiatrists in the physician workforce throughout the world (Rao, 2003) and the increasing number of unoccupied vacancies in psychiatry (Brokington, 2002). Most developing countries need to increase and improve training of mental health professionals. Once trained, these professionals should be encouraged to remain in their country in positions that make the best use of their skills.

Conclusions

Recruitment in psychiatry remain a problem, strongly related with definition of identity of psychiatrists and with community view regarding this need of taking care for this category of patients.

Type
P03-568
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 26 , Issue S2: Abstracts of the 19th European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2011 , pp. 1738
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2011
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