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

Go, Dun-Sol; Kwonchul, Shin; Paik, Jong Hoo; Kim, Keun-A; Yoon, Seok Jun

doi:10.3390/ijerph17249159

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“…This study investigated the change in hospital utilization by patients with schizophrenia after the COVID-19 outbreak began in Korea. Until 2019, the number of outpatients with schizophrenia in Korea had been increasing gradually, while the number of hospitalized patients had been decreasing [ 10 ]. Considering the non-linear trend and seasonal variation in hospital utilization, it is inappropriate to compare the number of patients treated in early 2020 with the number of patients in previous years directly.…”

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Decline in Hospital Visits by Patients with Schizophrenia Early in the COVID-19 Outbreak in Korea

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Baek

et al. 2022

Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci

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Objective: This study investigated trends in hospital utilization by patients with schizophrenia during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in Korea. Methods: The Prophet algorithm was used to predict the monthly number of patients with schizophrenia in 2020 based on medical insurance data between 2010 and 2019. The projected expectations were compared with the actual number of patients receiving outpatient and inpatient treatment each month in the first half of 2020. We conduct interrupted time series analyses of short-term data to determine the significance of recent changes in the trend of hospital visits by patients with schizophrenia. Results: The prediction model showed that the actual number of patients receiving treatment each month during the early COVID-19 outbreak decreased by up to 3.6% compared to the projected expectations. The interrupted time series model also revealed a significant change in hospital utilization compared to the year before the onset of COVID-19 in Korea (F = 8.961, p = 0.010).Conclusion: This suggests that many patients with schizophrenia were not receiving adequate treatment during the COVID-19 outbreak. A strategy should be developed to keep treating patients with schizophrenia during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Decline in Hospital Visits by Patients with Schizophrenia Early in the COVID-19 Outbreak in Korea

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Nam

Baek

et al. 2022

Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci

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“…Current policies aimed at reducing the number of beds in mental hospitals in Korea, together with strengthened legislation, may further accelerate this decline. 11 In this regard, further interrupted time series analysis is warranted to investigate changes in hospitalization trends before and after the Mental Health and Welfare Law was enacted. 13 Our findings suggest that we should monitor the declining hospitalization rate closely, and prepare for possible problems caused by rapid deinstitutionalization.…”

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Current and Future Trends in Hospital Utilization of Patients With Schizophrenia in Korea: A Time Series Analysis Using National Health Insurance Data

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Nam

Kim

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Psychiatry Investig

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Objective This study aimed to investigate trends in hospital utilization of patients with schizophrenia during the last 10 years in Korea and to predict future trends using time series analysis.Methods We determined the numbers of patients receiving outpatient or inpatient treatment for schizophrenia per month between 2010 and 2019, using National Health Insurance claims data. Facebook’s Prophet was used to fit time series models based on observations for the previous 120 months, and to predict trends over the next 36 months.Results The number of hospitalized patients per month has declined rapidly since 2015, but the monthly number of outpatient visits has steadily increased. Monthly hospital utilization has increased in patients aged ≤29 and ≥50 years, but has declined rapidly since 2014–2015 in patients in their 30s and 40s. The upward trend in overall hospital utilization has slowed considerably in recent years. These trends are expected to continue over the next few years.Conclusion This study revealed some notable changes in the hospital utilization patterns of patients with schizophrenia in recent years. There is a need to closely monitor and anticipate potential problems caused by these changing trends.

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“…In addition, in South Korea, the average length of hospital stay is 237.8 days for a patient diagnosed with International Journal of DISABILITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE 4.1 May 2024 schizophrenia and 60.2 days for a patient diagnosed with mood (affective) disorders. South Korea's numbers are the highest among the OECD countries (Go et al, 2020). Psychiatry in Japan and Korea overemphasizes institutionalization and does not have features of either the Global North or South.…”

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This study explores the social movements of people with psychosocial disabilities in East Asia. Comparisons are drawn between the East Asian movements and those in other parts of the world – namely, the World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (movement from the Global North), and Transforming Communities for Inclusion Global (movement from the Global South). Contextual factors that shape the character of the East Asian movements are considered. It is argued that whilst the East Asian movements share certain characteristics with movements from the Global North and South, they cannot be categorized according to this dualism. The analysis reveals some of the limitations of the Global North/South dualism and suggestions are made for progressing beyond this dualism in order to identify certain commonalities between psychosocial movements, globally.

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

Cited by 15 publications

References 9 publications

Decline in Hospital Visits by Patients with Schizophrenia Early in the COVID-19 Outbreak in Korea

Decline in Hospital Visits by Patients with Schizophrenia Early in the COVID-19 Outbreak in Korea

Current and Future Trends in Hospital Utilization of Patients With Schizophrenia in Korea: A Time Series Analysis Using National Health Insurance Data

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