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Section VI: National Mental Health Statistics
Table 7f. Number and percent distribution of full-time equivalent staff1
in all other mental health organizations2, by staff discipline: United
States, selected years, 1972-1998
| Staff discipline |
1972 |
1976 |
1978 |
1986 |
1990 |
1992 |
1994 |
1998 |
| |
Number of FTE staff |
| All staff |
20,774 |
28,372 |
33,430 |
33,430 |
115,005 |
149,075 |
195,018 |
318,008 |
| |
Patient care staff |
14,831 |
20,414 |
23,861 |
23,861 |
82,224 |
109,058 |
102,578 |
247,510 |
|
Professional patient care staff |
12,879 |
17,365 |
20,263 |
20,263 |
64,768 |
80,000 |
60,738 |
139,538 |
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Psychiatrists |
1,815 |
1,792 |
1,781 |
1,781 |
3,969 |
4,286 |
3,554 |
10,548 |
|
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Other physicians |
127 |
135 |
83 |
83 |
498 |
437 |
432 |
1,342 |
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Psychologists2 |
2,811 |
4,065 |
4,565 |
4,565 |
9,908 |
10,605 |
6,814 |
17,954 |
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Social workers |
4,979 |
6,490 |
7,593 |
7,593 |
19,921 |
27,586 |
23,287 |
42,763 |
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Registered nurses |
958 |
1,239 |
1,355 |
1,355 |
5,647 |
6,369 |
5,590 |
15,977 |
|
|
Other mental health professionals |
1,978 |
3,354 |
4,521 |
4,521 |
22,218 |
30,028 |
20,086 |
46,719 |
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|
Physical health professionals and assistants |
211 |
290 |
365 |
365 |
2,607 |
689 |
975 |
4,234 |
|
Other mental health workers3 |
1,952 |
3,049 |
3,598 |
3,598 |
17,456 |
29,058 |
41,840 |
107,972 |
| Administrative, clerical, and maintenance staff |
5,942 |
7,958 |
9,569 |
9,569 |
32,781 |
40,017 |
92,440 |
70,498 |
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Percent distribution of FTE
staff |
| All staff |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| |
Patient care staff |
71.4 |
72.0 |
71.4 |
71.4 |
71.5 |
73.2 |
52.6 |
77.8 |
|
Professional patient care staff |
62.0 |
61.2 |
60.6 |
60.6 |
56.3 |
53.7 |
31.1 |
43.9 |
|
|
Psychiatrists |
8.7 |
6.3 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
|
|
Other physicians |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
|
|
Psychologists2 |
13.5 |
14.3 |
13.7 |
13.7 |
8.6 |
7.1 |
3.5 |
5.6 |
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|
Social workers |
24.0 |
22.9 |
22.7 |
22.7 |
17.3 |
18.5 |
11.9 |
13.4 |
|
|
Registered nurses |
4.6 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
4.3 |
2.9 |
5.0 |
|
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Other mental health professionals |
9.5 |
11.8 |
13.5 |
13.5 |
19.3 |
20.1 |
10.3 |
14.7 |
|
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Physical health professionals and assistants |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
|
Other mental health workers3 |
9.4 |
10.7 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
15.2 |
19.5 |
21.5 |
34.0 |
| Administrative, clerical, and maintenance staff |
28.6 |
28.0 |
28.6 |
28.6 |
28.5 |
26.8 |
47.4 |
22.2 |
Sources: Published and unpublished inventory data from the
Survey and Analysis Branch, Division of State and Community Systems Development,
Center for Mental Health Services.
1 The computation of full-time
equivalent staff is based on a 40-hour work week.
2 For 1972-78,
this category included all psychologists with a B.A. degree and above; for
1986-94, it included only psychologists with an M.A. degree and above.
3 Workers in this category have less than a B.A. degree. |
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