Mental health promotion for elderly populations in World Health Organization South-East Asia Region: Needs and resource gaps

Table 4 Estimated human resource requirements for mental health care of elderly individuals in World Health Organization South- East Asia Region Organization countries

Human resources requirement norms for the general population[37]	Human resources requirement for total population of WHO SEARO countries on Feburary 18, 2021(2537079071)a	Human resources requirement for elderly population 248633749b (@ 9.8%-WHO) SEARO countries as per norms of general population	Older adults with mental health problems @ 20% (tiwari and pandey, 2012) in SEARO 49726750 population as per general population norms	Availability of manpower in WHO SEARO countries	The gap (requirement -availability)
Psychiatrists (1 per 50000 population)	50741.6	4972.7	(4972.7 × 5) 24863.5	994.5 × 5 = 4972.5	9945.2
Clinical psychologists 1 per 25000 population	10148316	9945.3	(9945.3 × 5) 49726.5	1989.7 × 5 = 9948.5	19893.8
Psychiatric social workers 1 for 25000 population	10148316	9945.3	(9945.3 × 5) 49726.5	1989.7 × 5 = 9948.5	19893.8
Psychiatric nurses 1 per 25 000 population	10148316	9945.3	(9945.3 × 5) 49726.5	1989.7 × 5 = 9948.5	19893.8

^ahttps://www.worldometers.info/world-population/asia-population/ accessed on Feburary 18, 2021.

^bhttps://www.WHO.int/southeastasia/health-topics/ageing#:~:text=the%20population%20in%20WHO%20south,2030%20and%20by%202050%2c%20respectively. Accessed on Feburary 18, 2021.

WHO: World health organization; SEARO: South-east asia region organization.