A review of the admission system for mental disorders in South Korea
제목
A review of the admission system for mental disorders in South Korea
저자
Dun-Sol Go
; Kwon-Chul Shin
; Jong-Woo Paik
; Keun-A Kim
; Seok-Jun Yoon
키워드
mental health
; suicide
; mental health promotion and welfare act
; involuntary admission
; South Korea
발행연도
2020-12-08
발행기관
MDPI
인용정보
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 17, no. 24, pp. 1 - 13
초록
This study presents a comprehensive overview of the characteristics of mental health problems and admission system in South Korea. We compared the mental health-related indicators data from South Korea to data from other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. South Korea was identified as the country with the highest suicide rate, the longest length of stay in hospitals for mental disorders, and the highest number of psychiatric care beds. These results can be explained by considering the admission system for mental disorders. We reviewed the admission system and the Mental Health Promotion and Welfare Act, providing direction for improving the system.