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THIS FILE REACHES THOSE WHO WORK TO BRING ABOUT A REDUCTION IN THE INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS, ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE PROBLEMS, AND EMOTIONAL DISORDERS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF INDIVIDUALS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY. PSYCHIATRISTS, IN PARTICULAR , ARE TRAINED TO UNDERSTAND BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SOCIAL COMPONENTS OF ILLNESS AND ARE QUALIFIED TO ORDER DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY TESTS, TO PRESCRIBE MEDICATIONS, TO EVALUATE AND TREAT PSYCHOLOGICAL AND INTERPERSONAL PROBLEMS, AND TO GIVE CONTINUING CARE FOR PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS. HE OR SHE MAY ALSO ACT AS A CONSULTANT TO PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS OR TO NON-MEDICAL PSYCHOTHERAPISTS SUCH AS PSYCHOLOGISTS OR SOCIAL WORKERS.
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SELECTIONS BY PROFESSIONALS -
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PSYCHIATRY
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31,680
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PSYCHIATRY - CHILD
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3,387
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PSYCHIATRY - FORENSIC
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813
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PSYCHIATRY - GERIATRIC
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1,492
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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS
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60,366
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PSYCHOLOGISTS
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78,753
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SOCIAL WORKERS
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238,026
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SELECTIONS BY ORGANIZATION/AGENCY -
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MENTAL HEALTH/CRISIS INTERVENTION ORGANIZATIONS
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5,461
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MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATIONS
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2,278
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GOVERNMENT MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES
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7,812
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MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE FACILITIES
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1,313
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MENTAL HEALTH & DISORDERS ORGANIZATIONS
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777
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STATE COUNTS
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AK
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828
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HI
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770
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MI
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30,148
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NV
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2,255
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TN
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5,517
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AL
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4,940
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IA
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6,501
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MN
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14,263
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NY
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15,810
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TX
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25,548
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AR
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3,167
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ID
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2,539
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MO
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3,931
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OH
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33,826
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UT
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1,641
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AZ
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2,324
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IL
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19,299
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MS
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4,453
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OK
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2,855
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VA
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5,050
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CA
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29,785
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IN
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9,085
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MT
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1,393
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OR
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4,450
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VI
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19
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CO
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5,284
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KS
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6,874
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NC
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8,789
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PA
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20,697
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VT
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682
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CT
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7,218
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KY
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2,801
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ND
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2,452
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PR
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190
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WA
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3,154
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DC
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2,883
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LA
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7,109
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NE
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2,407
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RI
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1,250
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WI
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17,730
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DE
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1,040
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MA
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27,656
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NH
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2,813
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SC
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5,806
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WV
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4,999
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FL
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16,266
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MD
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14,816
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NJ
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14,069
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SD
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1,219
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WY
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1,418
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GA
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6,564
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ME
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5,567
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NM
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4,029
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TOTAL 426,179
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