Andy Man Yeung Tai1,*, Janet Suen2, Mostafa Mamdouh Kamel2, Georg Schomerus3, Angelo Giovanni Icro Maremmaniz4, Reinhard Michael Krausz1
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.9, pp. 985-993, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.030087
Abstract Objectives: In 2019, the Insititue for Health Metrics and Evaluation reported that 16% of life lost were attributed to mental health. As a result, global shortage of psychiatrists is a pressing issue due to the increasing burden of mental illness. In 2016, a mere 5% of US medical students chose psychiatry as a career, a trend mirrored in Germany and Italy. As the medical students of 2016 have graduated or transitioned into residency in 2023, their attitudes towards psychiatry could have contributed to today’s shortage of psychiatrists. The global mental health burden has only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.… More >
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