The mental health system in Brazil: Policies and future challenges

Table 2 The Rates per 10,000 inhabitants for human resources and mental health services, Brazil, 2005

Geographical Regions	Psychiatrists		Psychologists		Social workers		Nurses
	N	rate	N	Rate	N	rate	N	Rate
North	93	0.063	600	0.408	844	0.570	10	0.007
Northeast	948	0.186	2996	0.587	3543	0.690	218	0.043
Center-West	312	0.240	1623	1.246	932	0.710	36	0.028
Southeast	3570	0.455	10117	1.289	7069	0.900	329	0.042
South	1080	0.400	3427	1.271	1950	0.720	87	0.032
Brazil	6003	0.326	18763	1.019	14338	0.720	680	0.037

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