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My thread from early 2018 popped up on my TL. Even more relevant today. #COVID__19 #MentalHealthMatters

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Approximate number of psychiatrists in Pakistan is around 400 (yes. That's not a typo). 70-80% of these live in or around large cities.
It works out to about 1 psychiatrist/500K people. International standard is 1 psychiatrist for 10-15K people. There are almost no recognized Psychiatry sub-specialty training programs in Pakistan in psychiatry which means we are not training
We are not training any child/geriatric/addiction/forensic psychiatrists. In addition, many psychs are over 55 or 60 meaning they will retire soon. @WHO
has predicted a sharp rise in the incidence of depression and mental illness over the next decade (this is Pre-COVID)
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