Indonesia is a country of 97,000,000 people with a total of 32 trained3 psychiatrists. Since the population of Indonesia is about half that of the United States a comparable figure for us would be 64 boarded psychiatrists in the entire country. There are an additional 10 psychiatrists practicing in the mental hospitals who are not regularly qualified and 8 residents in training at the University of Indonesia Department of Psychiatry. All physicians are obligated by law to work for the government from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the university or polyclinics but are free the rest of the time to conduct private practice. The only persons allowed full time private practice are those who have passed the retirement age for government service. The average monthly salary4 for psychiatrists is between 2000 and 3500 rupiah, which amounts to between $22 and $39 per month at the official tourist rate of exchange or roughly $7 to $13 per month on a free market basis. The superintendent of a hospital earns 4000 rupiah a month. The