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A Review of the Admission System for Mental Disorders in South Korea

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  • Dun-Sol Go

    (Department of Health Care Policy Research, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, Sejong 30147, Korea)

  • Kwon-Chul Shin

    (University of Seoul Law School, Seoul 02592, Korea
    The National Mental Health and Welfare Commission, Seoul 04933, Korea)

  • Jong-Woo Paik

    (The National Mental Health and Welfare Commission, Seoul 04933, Korea
    Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02453, Korea)

  • Keun-A Kim

    (Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Seok-Jun Yoon

    (The National Mental Health and Welfare Commission, Seoul 04933, Korea
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea)

Abstract

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.

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  • Dun-Sol Go & Kwon-Chul Shin & Jong-Woo Paik & Keun-A Kim & Seok-Jun Yoon, 2020. "A Review of the Admission System for Mental Disorders in South Korea," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(24), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:24:p:9159-:d:458635
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