Mental Health Workforce Growing in Australia - AIHW
12 April 2012 at 12:32 pm
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The number of people working in mental health in Australia is growing, according to new figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The latest figures on the AIHW Mental Health Services in Australia website show the number of psychiatrists (including psychiatrists-in-training) per 100,000 people increased at an average yearly rate of 1.4 per cent between 2005 and 2009.
The AIHW says that nationally, there were about 18 full time equivalent psychiatrists (including psychiatrists-in-training) and 69 mental health nurses per 100,000 people in 2009.
It says the figures show that the highest rate of psychiatrists (including psychiatrists-in-training) was in major cities, while the highest rate of mental health nurses was in inner regional areas.
Figures also show the average age for mental health nurses in 2009 was 46 years and about a third were male. Of those working in general nursing, less than 1 in 10 are male.
“The number of nurses who work principally in mental health increased at an average yearly rate of 1.5 per cent over the same period,” AIHW spokesperson Brent Diverty said.
Among nurses who work mainly in mental health, 82 per cent were registered nurses and 18 per cent were enrolled nurses, according to the website.
About 5 per cent of all nurses employed in Australia indicated working principally in mental health.
“Mental health nurses are ageing, with the proportion of mental health nurses aged 55 years and over, increasing from 20 per cent in 2005 to 25 per cent in 2009,” Diverty said.
AIHW says the website provides workforce information on psychiatrists, psychiatrists-in-training and nurses who work principally in mental health care.
Great!So the oppressed are even more oppressed,the gang gets bigger, the us and them, the compliant versus the non compliant, the believers versus the non believers, The non accepting failed parents with their psychiatrically made excuses and their titles of carers,either too neurotic, not properly caring, or evolved enough parents, the nursing staff and their affiliates, the psychiatrists and their professional buddy’s, the vested drug companies, The government(1984 group) hand in hand, all against the “accepting failed parents” and their victim children, usually alcohol and drug effected children, and always temporarily effected, on the way to maturation and learning to find out and start to cope, like us all, in need of a bit of guidance, some behavioral changes, maybe environmental, and some hope,and a need to feel ok, not sick and hopeless or helpless, with a pill pushed down the throat that keeps you that way.
Great!So the oppressed are even more oppressed,the gang gets bigger, the us and them, the compliant versus the non compliant, the believers versus the non believers, The non accepting failed parents with their psychiatrically made excuses and their titles of carers,either too neurotic, not properly caring, or evolved enough parents, the nursing staff and their affiliates, the psychiatrists and their professional buddy's, the vested drug companies, The government(1984 group) hand in hand, all against the "accepting failed parents" and their victim children, usually alcohol and drug effected children, and always temporarily effected, on the way to maturation and learning to find out and start to cope, like us all, in need of a bit of guidance, some behavioral changes, maybe environmental, and some hope,and a need to feel ok, not sick and hopeless or helpless, with a pill pushed down the throat that keeps you that way.