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Psychiatry in Austria

Part of: BJPsych International Country Profiles Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker  and
Johannes Wancata
W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Psychiatry, Medical University Innsbruck, Austria, email [email protected]
Johannes Wancata
Affiliation:
Department of Social Psychiatry, Medical University Vienna, Austria
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Austria covers an area of some 84000 km2 and has a population of 8.1 million. According to World Bank criteria, Austria is a high-income country. The overall health budget represents 8% of gross domestic product (World Health Organization, 2005). The state of Austria is divided into nine federal provinces, which have significant legislative rights, including in healthcare provision.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , October 2007 , pp. 86 - 88
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