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To the Editor: In the study of Dr Cooper and colleagues,¹ only 3 of 70 deans and 2 of 44 executives considered child psychiatry to be a shortage area requiring attention. This is surprising, as child psychiatry as a specialty has frequently been reported as a major shortage area.^2-3 The apparent lack of concern among the respondents in the study of Cooper et al provides a clue as to why this specialty has traditionally received such poor assistance and support.

Theodore A. Petti, MD, MPH
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Piscataway, NJ

1. Cooper RA, Stoflet SJ, Wartman SA. Perceptions of medical school deans and state medical society executives about physician supply. JAMA. 2003;290:2992-2995. FREE FULL TEXT 2. Graduate Medical Education National Advisory Committee. Report to the Secretary, Vols 1-7. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office; 1980. Department of Health and Human Services publication HRA 18-65l-657. 3. Kim WJ, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Task Force on Workforce Needs. Child and adolescent psychiatry workforce: a critical shortage and national challenge. Acad Psychiatry. 2003;27:277-282. FREE FULL TEXT

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