The United States mental health care system is not the only one that is less than ideal, truth be told there are very few if any placed where it is adequate. Globally, facilities for psychiatric are usually understaffed, under equipped, and under qualified to see to the number and condition of the residents. Shanghai Archives of Psychiatry conducted a study that states, “Almost all mental health professionals in China work in specialty psychiatric hospitals. The numbers and geographic distribution of trained mental health professionals in China are grossly inadequate to meet the mental health needs of the population. China has a much smaller mental health workforce per 100,000 residents than other upper-middle-income countries, and the range of professionals who provide mental health services is much narrower”.
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No doubt, people all across the world are facing the epidemic of improper treatment. Not only is there an insufficient number of staff, but many of them are at only an intermediate or lower level of training. Only 32 nurses in the entire country are at the doctorate or most professional class. In addition, Liu, Chen, & Wu (2013), claim that “Rectifying these structural problems require establishing incentives that encourage more physicians and nurses to specialize in mental health, standardizing the professional training of medical personnel who work in mental health, providing preferential treatment for professionals-to provide mental health care as part of a comprehensive package of health services”. Agreeably, the shortage of professionals and deficient treatment can be solved like any other issue, just in small steps. With more people being encouraged to further their education and become professionals, the more qualified staff will be present in these facilities which will ensure the best care possible, then comes better results and overall better mental health in
No doubt, people all across the world are facing the epidemic of improper treatment. Not only is there an insufficient number of staff, but many of them are at only an intermediate or lower level of training. Only 32 nurses in the entire country are at the doctorate or most professional class. In addition, Liu, Chen, & Wu (2013), claim that “Rectifying these structural problems require establishing incentives that encourage more physicians and nurses to specialize in mental health, standardizing the professional training of medical personnel who work in mental health, providing preferential treatment for professionals-to provide mental health care as part of a comprehensive package of health services”. Agreeably, the shortage of professionals and deficient treatment can be solved like any other issue, just in small steps. With more people being encouraged to further their education and become professionals, the more qualified staff will be present in these facilities which will ensure the best care possible, then comes better results and overall better mental health in