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Infographic: Percentage of psychologists reporting changes in patient treatment in the last 12 months, 2023

Infographic describing the percentage of psychologists reporting changes in patient treatment in the last 12 months.

Details of infographic from APA’s 2023 practitioner pulse survey

Percentage of psychologists

I am seeing an increase in the length of treatment course among my patients

  • Strongly Disagree: 3%
  • Disagree: 15%
  • Neither Disagree nor Agree: 40%
  • Agree: 30%
  • Strongly Agree: 11%

I am seeing an increase in the severity of symptoms among patients

  • Strongly Disagree: 4%
  • Disagree: 14%
  • Neither Disagree nor Agree: 30%
  • Agree: 37%
  • Strongly Agree: 15%