On the Perfection of Service System in Mental Health——An Analysis based on the Status Quo of Long-Period Hospitalized Psychiatric Patients
- VernacularTitle:浅谈精神卫生服务体系的完善——以长期住院精神病人现状为核心的分析
- Author:
Peirong HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mental Health;
Service System;
Long-Period Hospitalization
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
1995;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To help psychiatric patients recover as soon as possible,discharge from hospitals and be reincorporated into society.Method:We analyzed the pivotal indexes,like age,hospitalization period,marriage and family members' status of psychiatric patients whose hospitalization periods are over 12 months.Result:209 patients(average age=54.98) possessing long hospitalization periods(average hospitalization period =71.98 months) are included in the investigation,with 72% in total are divorced or unmarried and 72% in total have no children.Conclusion:it is in urgent need to improve the operational efficiency of mental health service system,and incorporate specialized mental health service into elementary healthcare system to promote the prevention of mental disability,mental health work development,and elimination of humiliation from psychiatric diseases.
