J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.  1999 Sep;38(5):973-984.

An Analysis for Appropriate Psychiatric Hospitalization in Korea

• Lee YM
• Kim HS
• Lee HY

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: We tried to judge appropriate psychiatric hospitalization in Korea. Mental health policy necessitates the evaluation and discussion of the appropirteness for psychiatric hospitalization. This consideration will be the important index for mental helath in Korea. METHOD: We selected samples by probability proportional to size(PPS) And we used Appropriateness Evaluation Scale(AES)developed by us. Criteria asessment and clinical assessment were done by mental health professionals and psychiatrists. Overall assessment followed our flow chart. Data were analyzed with SAS(Statistical Analysis System)using Chi-square test.
RESULTS
In the overall assessment, the rate of appropriate psychiatric hospitalization was 45.1%. The most contributing factors to appropriate psychiatric hospitalization were the kind of institutions, age, sex, the classification of diseases in descending order.
CONCLUSION
We think that the results of this studies for appropriate psychiatric hospitalization will be followed by next other research and also the inappropriate psychiatric hospitalization will be scrutinized further.

Keyword

Mental health system; Appropriateness; Psychiatric hospitalization

MeSH Terms

Classification
Hospitalization*
Korea*
Mental Health
Psychiatry