Statistics Norway

Specialist health services, psychiatry

7   Man-years1 in psychiatric institutions for adults, by category of personnel. 1998-2002
Category of personnel 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Man-years, total 13 688 13 917 14 147 14 592 15 058
Physicians  377  390  400  453  410
Psychiatrists  496  511  554  567  585
Psychologists  618  660  714  430  482
Clinical psychologists 0 0 0  339  391
Qualified nurses2 4 321 4 365 4 502 4 702 4 800
Professional health workers for mentally retarded  222  238  281  287  273
Auxiliary nursing personnel 3 153 2 998 2 889 2 906 2 852
Other nursing personnel  827  874  929  722  889
Other nursing and therapy personnel, college trained3  816  971  788 1 191 1 372
Other nursing and therapy personell, not college trained4  357  332  357  442  459
Personnel in administration and office 1 065 1 140 1 192 1 317 1 310
Personnel in service-, technical- and/or operating functions 1 434 1 439 1 283 1 237 1 234
1  Man-years are full-time employees plus part-time employees (converted into full-time employees) at 31 December.
2  Includes nurses qualified in psychiatry and other qualified nurses.
3  Includes special-care nurses, physiotherapists, ergonomists, social workers (college trained), child welfare workers and teachers.
4  Includes auxiliary nurses, other auxiliary nursing personnel, unqualified occupational therapists.

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