Articles about Professional Issues

240,000 patients who were given a new prescription for an antidepressant, less than 30% were still taking the medication 6 months later.

Professor Mark Solms questions the ways in which psychiatry views mental disorders.

Psychiatry is regulated differently across 22 countries, from tightly controlled national licensing to varied specialist certification pathways. Read on to compare traini...

Regulation for occupational therapy, psychometry, and creative therapies varies widely across 30+ jurisdictions, from mandatory registration to minimal oversight. Read on...

Moving a mental health career across borders means navigating recognition rules, regulatory requirements, and shifting professional standards. Read on to plan your steps,...

Brazil and Mexico share similarities and key differences in mental health education, licensing, and workforce expectations. Read on for practical details on degree pathwa...

Psychology and psychotherapy are regulated differently across 17 countries, ranging from strict national licensing to regions with no statutory oversight. Read on to comp...

Psychiatric and mental health nursing is regulated differently across 16 countries, with varying registration requirements, credentials, and scopes of practice. Read on t...

Counselling and marriage and family therapy are regulated differently across countries, with statutory licensure in some regions and voluntary self-regulation in others. ...

Regulation of psychologists and psychotherapists varies widely across countries, with more than 150 protected titles and differing standards for registration, CPD, and sc...

Psychiatric regulation varies widely across more than 25 countries. Read on for verified requirements, prescribing authority, continuing education standards, and protecte...

Social work regulation varies across 22 countries, from mandatory statutory registration to voluntary systems with limited oversight. Read on to compare protected titles,...