In 2023, there were approximately 54.2 thousand clinical and other psychologists in employment in the United Kingdom, this figure includes both employed and self-employed psychologists. The annual number has experienced fluctuations during the provided time interval, dropping as low as 25.4 thousand in 2011 before peaking at 39.2 thousand in 2015.
Mental health hospital admissions
Under the Mental Health Act (1983), people can be detained for urgent treatment for a mental health disorder if they are at risk of harm to themselves or others. The number of detentions on admission to hospital in England reached over 35 thousand in the year 2020/21. Among them, 18-34 year old adults was the most common age group to be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.
As of March each year.
From 2022 onwards, occupation classification changed. Data includes clinical psychologists (2225) and other psychologists (2226). Therefore data from before and after 2022 may be not directly comparable.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 15, 2023). Annual number of psychologists in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318869/numbers-of-psychologists-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual number of psychologists in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000)." Chart. August 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318869/numbers-of-psychologists-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Annual number of psychologists in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318869/numbers-of-psychologists-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual Number of Psychologists in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318869/numbers-of-psychologists-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Annual number of psychologists in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318869/numbers-of-psychologists-in-the-uk/ (last visited October 13, 2024)
Annual number of psychologists in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318869/numbers-of-psychologists-in-the-uk/