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NUMBERS OF EARLY CAREER PSYCHIATRISTS VARY MARKEDLY AMONG EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Alexander Nawka ; Early Career Psychiatrists Committee - European Psychiatric Association; European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees; Department of Psychiatry, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic; Dinstitute of Neuropsychiatric
Martina Rojnic Kuzman ; Early Career Psychiatrists Committee - European Psychiatric Association; European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees; Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Domenico Giacco ; Early Career Psychiatrists Committee - European Psychiatric Association; European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees; Department of Psychiatry, University of Naples SUN, Naples, Italy; Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, Barts and the London School
Maja Pantovic ; Early Career Psychiatrists Committee - European Psychiatric Association; European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees; Clinic of Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Umberto Volpe ; Early Career Psychiatrists Committee - European Psychiatric Association; Department of Psychiatry, University of Naples SUN, Naples, Italy

Abstract

In the field of psychiatry the decline of recruitment and brain-drain are currently one of the most discussed topics among
stakeholders on national and European level. Even though comprehensive data on psychiatric training in Europe have been already
reported, no data are available on even the approximate number of early career psychiatrists (ECPs). With this objective in mind,
the Early Career Psychiatrists Committee of the European Psychiatric Association (EPAECPC) and the European Federation of
Psychiatric Trainees (EFPT) have undertaken a survey. Based on the methodology used, the total number of ECPs in all European
countries was 46 144 with the average number of ECPs being 5.5/100 000 country inhabitants. The actual numbers in this respect
varied greatly among countries from 0.4 and 0.6 ECPs/100 000 in Azerbaijan resp. Russia; to 20.4 and 28.4 ECPs/100 000 in Norway
resp. Switzerland. An obvious East-West gradient with increasing numbers of ECPs when moving from East to West, and from South to
North were found, mirroring the economic strength of European countries. This is the first study to specifically explore the number of
ECPs across Europe which might have key implications for planning and establishing recruitment activities and for developing
strategies for prevention of brain-drain, such as improvement of educational system and enlargement of professional opportunities.

Keywords

psychiatry - early career psychiatrists – ECPs - Europe

Hrčak ID:

162397

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/162397

Publication date:

9.6.2015.

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