New England Metropolitan Areas Have Highest Proportion Of Mental Health Professionals

New England metropolitan areas have the highest proportion of mental health professionals, per 100,000 population. The New England metropolitan areas have 36.0 psychiatrists per 100,000 population, and 55.6 psychologists and 5.8 psychiatric nurse practitioners (NP) per 100,000 population. Nationwide across all metropolitan counties, there are 17.5 psychiatrists per 100,000 population, and 33.2 psychologists and 2.2 psychiatric NPs per 100,000 population. The lowest proportion is in the West South Central metropolitan areas. This region has 11.1 psychologists per 100,000 population, and 16.4 psychologists and 1.4 psychiatric . . .