An introduction to the laws applicable to mental disease patients,and the employment and marriage conditions of these patients,revealing the setbacks including low employment rate,low marriage rate and high divorce rate among these people.In this regard,the paper raised the points as follows:Speed up the legislation on mental health laws by the state,enhance mental health law enforcement to protect legitimate righta of mental disease patients; implement of the Law of the Peoples Republic if China on the Protection of Disabled Persons,Regulations on the Employment of the Disabled,to protect and promote equal rights of disabled persons in employment;enhance mental health communicatioas to awake the society in their care and love for mental health and mental disease patients.

Objective To compare the activities of daily living(ADL) of the elderly in different styles of providing.Methods 662 subjects were in range of 60～100 years old living in the organization for the aged and 620 subjects were in the range of 60～98 years old living at home from Beijing urban. They were evaluated with the ADL rating scales and a self-designed health status questionnaire.Results The total scores of ADL were not significantly difference between the elderly living at home and living in the organization(t=-0.299, P＞0.05). But age (OR=3.05, 95%CI: 1.805～2.935), educational level (OR=2.01, 95%CI: 1.512～2.544), and physical health (OR=1.25, 95%CI: 1.524～2.012) were related to ADL. Conclusion Age is the important factor affecting ADL (OR=3.05, 95%CI: 1.805～2.935), but ADL of the elderly in different styles of providing is not significantly difference.