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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
Published in: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Commentary

Why do psychiatric patients in Korea stay longer in hospital?

Author: Agnus M. Kim

Published in: International Journal of Mental Health Systems | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Korea is the only developed country that saw an increase in the number of psychiatric beds with the longest average length of stay of psychiatric patients for the past decades. This phenomenon can be explained regarding the payment system, the law, and society. Korea is in a critical position concerning mental health policy. How it paves the way for reducing psychiatric admissions will provide a model for rearranging the interests of different social groups for the sake of a higher value, that of human rights.
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Metadata
Title
Why do psychiatric patients in Korea stay longer in hospital?
Author
Agnus M. Kim
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
International Journal of Mental Health Systems / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1752-4458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-016-0110-6

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