We examined 1,856 patients who visited Won Kwang Neuropsychiatric : hospital since July 11 of 1984(since the hospital opened) until June 11 of 1986. We researched diagnostic and other distributions of inpatients and outpatients. The study revealed as follows
1. Of total patients males visited this hospital more than females as 52.7%. Most of them(67.1 %) resided in In , Iksan and Kimje. In the point of insurance, insured patients and uninsured patients except medicaids were 73 %. Males(60%) were more insured medically than females ( 55.4%)? While insured patients relatively resided in urban area, but uninsured patients except medicaids did in rural area.
2. Of outpatients neurotic disorder was the most as 35.1%, secondly schizophrenic disorder and thirdly affective disorder. But of inpatients schizophrenic disorder was the most as 41.4 %, secondly neurotic disorder thirdly affective disorder.
3. Alcohol abuse (98.2 % ), paranoid disorder, convulsive disorder and child mental disorder were mostly found in males, but neurotic disorder (59.6 % ), affective disorder and other psychotic disorder were mostly found in females.
4. In unmarried ones schizophrenic disorder03.6 % neurotic,-dis order, other psychotic disorder were common, but in married ones neurotic disorder (55.1% ), schizophrenic disorder, affective disorder were common.
5. On the distribution of age schizophrenic disorder was found the most in the twenties(28.4%), next in the thirties and in the forties, but neurotic disorder was found the most in the thirties, next in the twenties and in the forties.
6. On the distribution of age at onset schizophrenic disorder develops mostly during the twenties (45.5%). Secondly during the teens and thirdly during the thirties, but neurotic disorder develops mostly during the thirties and the twenties(53.1 %).
7. On the duration of hospitalization 34.4 % of the patients was hospitalized during less than 15 days, 22.0% during 60-90 days and 80.4% during less than 3 months.
8. In the result of treatment 41.2% of the patients was improves and 31.7% a little improved. In total 72.9% of the patients got helped therapeutically.
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