What works for whom when treating major depression with psychotherapy?

Abstract

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 56(9) career level have been women, and this significantly decreases to 3/40 (7.5%) at senior research level. An important consideration in gaining a deeper understanding of the systemic barriers underpinning this disparity is how career disruption and relative-toopportunity frameworks are applied in these award and grant schemes. We are not aware of a framework or guidelines supporting such considerations within the RANZCP and argue that this is urgently needed. On a positive note, Suetani et al. report that in 2021, the RANZCP established the Clinical Academic Psychiatry Steering Committee to ‘consult and advise the next generation of academic-psychiatrists’. We are hope ful that this Steering Committee is representative and consultative in its activities; inclusive in diversity across gender, academic level, colour and indigenous representation; and seeking cross-specialty and state, territory and binational perspectives. In summary, we reiterate Suetani et al.’s (2022) call for more data regarding the psychiatry research workforce, the need for greater clarity in the outcomes of research training efforts and finally, a national effort required to promote, implement and sustain the training of psychiatrist researchers.