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<p>A&#xa0;needs-based provision of psychotherapeutic services requires both a&#xa0;quantitatively sufficient supply of publicly funded psychotherapy and an adequate availability of psychotherapists The aim of this article is to provide an up-to-date assessment of the coverage of psychotherapeutic provision in Austria by integrating data on the number of psychotherapists (including regional availability) and data on the use (number of patients treated) of partially and fully funded psychotherapy and evaluating this in relation to the needs of the population. The analysis shows that around 11,676 psychotherapists are available, approximately 27% of whom are over the age of&#xa0;65 and tend to have comparatively lower treatment capacities. The weekly treatment activity per therapist is 21 h (median), which could potentially serve around 669,100 people per year. Approximately 199,250 individuals received partially or fully funded psychotherapy (2% of the population; fully funded psychotherapy receive only 1% of the population; year 2022). Overall, it can be assumed that approximately 9% of the population requires and is willing to undergo treatment (i.e., psychotherapy, clinical psychological treatment, psychotherapeutic medicine, psychiatric treatment).</p><p>The results highlight that the current structure of publicly funded psychotherapeutic services is insufficient to ensure needs-based care. Moreover, the available number of psychotherapists is significantly higher than the current capacity of publicly funded psychotherapy. To meet the population’s needs, a&#xa0;substantial expansion (tripling or quadrupling) of fully funded psychotherapy services would be necessary.</p>

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Psychotherapeutische Versorgungssituation in Österreich: Aktuelle Daten zur Inanspruchnahme von Psychotherapie und personellen Verfügbarkeit von Psychotherapeut:innen

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    2025年11月14日

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  • Katharina Dinhof,
  • Sophie Sagerschnig,
  • Yvonne Sitz,
  • Beate Gruber,
  • Alexander Grabenhofer-Eggerth,
  • Irene Mikulcik

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A needs-based provision of psychotherapeutic services requires both a quantitatively sufficient supply of publicly funded psychotherapy and an adequate availability of psychotherapists The aim of this article is to provide an up-to-date assessment of the coverage of psychotherapeutic provision in Austria by integrating data on the number of psychotherapists (including regional availability) and data on the use (number of patients treated) of partially and fully funded psychotherapy and evaluating this in relation to the needs of the population. The analysis shows that around 11,676 psychotherapists are available, approximately 27% of whom are over the age of 65 and tend to have comparatively lower treatment capacities. The weekly treatment activity per therapist is 21 h (median), which could potentially serve around 669,100 people per year. Approximately 199,250 individuals received partially or fully funded psychotherapy (2% of the population; fully funded psychotherapy receive only 1% of the population; year 2022). Overall, it can be assumed that approximately 9% of the population requires and is willing to undergo treatment (i.e., psychotherapy, clinical psychological treatment, psychotherapeutic medicine, psychiatric treatment).

The results highlight that the current structure of publicly funded psychotherapeutic services is insufficient to ensure needs-based care. Moreover, the available number of psychotherapists is significantly higher than the current capacity of publicly funded psychotherapy. To meet the population’s needs, a substantial expansion (tripling or quadrupling) of fully funded psychotherapy services would be necessary.