A Study to Investigate the Medium- and Long-Term Developmental Directions of Mental Hospitals.
10.4306/jknpa.2014.53.2.99
- Author:
Kyung Min PARK
1
;
Sang Min LEE
;
Sungwon ROH
;
Yong Jin SEO
;
Won Seok CHOI
;
Tae Yeon HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Yong-in Mental Hospital, Yongin, Korea. lilymh@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Mental hospital;
Development;
Community model;
Specialization model;
Extension model
- MeSH:
Hospitals, Psychiatric*;
Psychiatry;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2014;53(2):99-113
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate medium- and long-term developmental directions of mental hospitals. METHODS: The preliminary investigation is composed of unstructured interviews with 10 psychiatrists, literature and case investigations, and development of models for medium- and long-term developmental model. The qualitative investigation consisted of constructed interviews with seven professionals. The quantitative investigation was conducted using questionnaires, which were sent to members of the Korean Neuropsychiatric Association, etc. Data were analyzed using frequency analysis. RESULTS: Through the preliminary investigation we were able to make three models : community model emphasizing linkage between mental hospitals and community, specialization model stressing specializations of mental hospitals, and extension model highlighting extensions of the roles of the mental hospital. In the qualitative investigation, two of the seven professionals gave a special preference for the community model, one for the specialization model, and two for the extension model. In the quantitative investigation, the community model and the specialization model were the most favorite models, and the extension model was the least favorite model. CONCLUSION: Three developmental models could be used in planning of the medium- and long-term developmental directions of mental hospitals, although each model needs to be embodied in order to work in practice.
