“Why on Earth would anyone want MORE psychiatrists?”
...we don’t need them at all...they like the fast money and easy work...they see a patient every 15 minutes and write a script for mind altering drugs...then they farm the patient out to a counselor on their staff for a one hour session...it’s a hi-volume deal for them with less chance of getting sued...lower malpractice premiums means lower overhead.
Psychiatrists that deal with severely depressed people on a daily basis are heroes, it is something I couldn’t do. Have a little sympathy, depression is the pits.