Biomaterial Database

A survey of utilization of psychiatrists in community mental health centers in Iowa. 1995

B M Rohland

Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City.

Community mental health centers in Iowa were surveyed by mail in 1993 to obtain quantitative data on the utilization of psychiatrists at the centers. Responses from all 37 centers indicated that they employed a total of 34 full-time-equivalent (FTE) psychiatrists, representing about 18 percent of the psychiatrist-hours available in the state. The mean number of psychiatrist-hours per week per center was 36.9. New patients waited a mean of 30 days for an initial assessment by a psychiatrist. Seventy-three percent of the centers indicated they could use additional psychiatrist-hours.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007484	Iowa	State bounded on the north by Minnesota, on the east by Wisconsin and Illinois, on the south by Missouri, and on the west by Nebraska and South Dakota.
D008507	Medically Underserved Area	A geographic location which has insufficient health resources (manpower and/or facilities) to meet the medical needs of the resident population.	National Health Service Corps,Physician Shortage Area,Area, Medically Underserved,Health Service Corps, National,Medically Underserved Population,Area, Physician Shortage,Areas, Medically Underserved,Areas, Physician Shortage,Medically Underserved Areas,Medically Underserved Populations,Physician Shortage Areas,Population, Medically Underserved,Populations, Medically Underserved,Shortage Area, Physician,Shortage Areas, Physician,Underserved Area, Medically,Underserved Areas, Medically,Underserved Population, Medically,Underserved Populations, Medically
D010348	Patient Care Team	Care of patients by a multidisciplinary team usually organized under the leadership of a physician; each member of the team has specific responsibilities and the whole team contributes to the care of the patient.	Health Care Team,Interdisciplinary Health Team,Medical Care Team,Multidisciplinary Care Team,Multidisciplinary Health Team,Healthcare Team,Care Team, Health,Care Team, Medical,Care Team, Multidisciplinary,Care Team, Patient,Care Teams, Health,Care Teams, Patient,Health Care Teams,Health Team, Interdisciplinary,Health Team, Multidisciplinary,Healthcare Teams,Interdisciplinary Health Teams,Medical Care Teams,Multidisciplinary Care Teams,Multidisciplinary Health Teams,Patient Care Teams,Team, Health Care,Team, Healthcare,Team, Interdisciplinary Health,Team, Medical Care,Team, Multidisciplinary Care,Team, Multidisciplinary Health,Team, Patient Care,Teams, Interdisciplinary Health
D011570	Psychiatry	The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders.
D003155	Community Mental Health Centers	Facilities which administer the delivery of psychologic and psychiatric services to people living in a neighborhood or community.	CMHC
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000078329	Workforce	The number of people working or available for work or service.	Human Resources,Labor Supply,Manpower,Staffing,Womanpower,Human Resource,Labor Supplies,Manpowers,Staffings,Supply, Labor,Womanpowers,Workforces
D012423	Rural Health	The status of health in rural populations.	Health, Rural
D014850	Waiting Lists	Prospective patient listings for appointments or treatments.	List, Waiting,Lists, Waiting,Waiting List