1261) Mental Health in korea: Current Satatus and Toward 2020
Author: Soo Churl Cho
Year: 2008
Source: ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry.Mental Health toward 2020: Working Together for Better Mental Health in Asia 26-29 August 2008, Bangkok, Thailand.Page 19
orea is quickly developing a comprehensive mental health services system in each community. The government has invested in a community-based, public mental health system rather than institution-based system, but the average length of stay in mental hospital is still too long. In order to reduce the length of stay, more residential facilities are needed. However, social stigma makes it difficulf to reintegrate people with mental disorders into the community, as the government has plan to achieve ...