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KMID : 0897520010060010030
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Journal of Korean Association of Social Psychiatry
2001 Volume.6 No. 1 p.30 ~ p.35
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The Status of Dementia in the National Mental Health Delivery System
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Yeon Byeong-Kil
Ryu Seong-Gon
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Abstract
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Dementia is raising many social issues as Korean society becomes aging society. According to epidemiological studies the prevalence of dementia is 8.3% of the aged population and it is calculated that 279,000 of elderly suffers from dementia at present. Since announced “10 year-policy toward dementia", Korean government has tried to increase the number of special care facilities for dementic patient, special facilities for elderly and facilities providing at-home welfare services . But these facilities are insufficient for dementic patients and centered to the indigent elderly. Still it has not been developed efficient and effective programs for dementic patients. It is suggested that a new national institution has to be established to register and manage dementic patients, to establish health care delivery system organizing special facilities for dementia patients. It is also presented the necessities of training experts for dementia patients and the improvement of insurance system.
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KEYWORD
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Dementia, Mental health delivery system
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