A review of the admission system for mental disorders in south korea

Dun Sol Go; Kwon Chul Shin; Jong Woo Paik; Keun A. Kim; Seok Jun Yoon

doi:10.3390/ijerph17249159

A review of the admission system for mental disorders in south korea

Dun Sol Go
, Kwon Chul Shin
, Jong Woo Paik
, Keun A. Kim
, Seok Jun Yoon

Law School

Korea Institute for Health Social Affairs
The National Mental Health and Welfare Commission
Kyung Hee University
Korea University

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	9159
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	17
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249159
State	Published - 2 Dec 2020

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Keywords

Involuntary admission
Mental health
Mental health promotion and welfare act
South Korea
Suicide

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