NEUROPSYCHOLOGISTS, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEE CH THERAPISTS IN EMERGENCY-CARE NEUROLOGICAL DEPARTMENTS IN GERMANY

The directors of neurological emergency-care departments were asked ab out the number and work profile of psychologists, occupational and spe ech therapists in their institutions. A majority of departments in Wes t Germany employed their own speech and occupational therapists. In Ea st Germany, a majority had their own psychology service. Work profiles and demands for personnel did not differ between the East and West. O n the basis of the results, recommendations are made for the number of therapists required in neurological emergency-care departments.