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KMID : 0897520000050020133
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Journal of Korean Association of Social Psychiatry
2000 Volume.5 No. 2 p.133 ~ p.145
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Community Mental Health and Private Mental Health Sector
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Suh Guk-Hee
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Abstract
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Because of mental health policy to support long-stay admission of the chronic mentally ill and not to try to promote active dehospitalization, the community mental health project in Korea may be left stagnant and a little out of rule. Primary subject of community mental health project has to be decided the chronic mentally ill, especially like patients with schizophrenia. And outcome of community mental health project has to be assessed by the number of long-term patients in community. It is essential to persuade the private mental health sector to actively join in the project to reach the goal of deinstitutionalization. Proportion of them in mental health sector may be over 90%. If it is possible for us to change from admission-centered system to community care-centered system by finding ways for the psychiatrists in field to actively
join in and to reduce admission by crisis intervention and regular visit to outpatient clinic, it will influence on a great cost-saving effect.
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KEYWORD
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Mental health, Chronic mentally ill, Private mental health sector, Psychiatrist, Schizophrenia, Long-term patient
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