Abstract

DURO MARTINEZ, Juan Carlos. Do we know how many professional specialists in clinical psychology work in the Spanish National Health System?. Pap. Psicol. [online]. 2021, vol.42, n.2, pp.81-93.  Epub Apr 04, 2022. ISSN 1886-1415.  https://dx.doi.org/10.23923/pap.psicol.2955.

This article reviews, analyzes, and discusses existing data since 2003 on the number of psychologists who are specialists in clinical psychology working in the Spanish National Health System (SNS) from different data sources. The data must be taken with great caution due to the diversity of sources and methodology used, but it is concluded that the total estimated number of Specialist Psychologists in Clinical Psychology plus «PESTOS» [specialist psychologists without an official qualification] who work in the SNS may be around 2,600-2800, with a ratio per 100,000 inhabitants around 5.58, with great differences between autonomous communities. In the last 15 years, the average increase in the ratio of psychologists per 100,000 inhabitants is slightly more than one psychologist. It is recommended to carry out detailed studies to find out not only how many specialists in clinical psychology there are in each autonomous community, but also at what levels and in what type of units they are located.

Keywords : Psychologists Specialists in Clinical Psychology; National Health System; Autonomous Communities; Mental Health; Ratio per 100000 Inhabitants.

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