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Infographic: Proportion of psychologists seeing changes in their workloads in the last 12 months, 2023

Infographic describing the proportion of psychologists seeing changes in their workloads in the last 12 months.

Details of infographic from APA’s 2023 practitioner pulse survey

Percentage of psychologists who reported increases

Note: Totals may not sum to 100% due to rounding

Workload

  • Less than 12 months ago: 17%
  • Same as 12 months ago: 57%
  • More than 12 months ago: 26%

Number of patients

  • Less than 12 months ago: 21%
  • Same as 12 months ago: 53%
  • More than 12 months ago: 26%

People on waitlist

  • Less than 12 months ago: 17%
  • Same as 12 months ago: 44%
  • More than 12 months ago: 38%