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Callum Godde

Psychiatrists fear worker shortage could hit patients

Psychiatrists are feeling the strain of being under-resourced and overworked. (Alan Porritt/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian psychiatrists are feeling the blues of critical workforce shortages and believe it is trickling down to their patients.

A nationwide survey of 1269 members of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists in December showed seven out of 10 had experienced burnout symptoms in the past three years.

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