Number of long-term inpatients in Japanese psychiatric care beds: trend analysis from the patient survey and the 630 survey

Abstract Background The number of psychiatric care beds and the mean length of stay in psychiatric care beds in Japan have decreased over the past 10 years. However, as has long been indicated here and elsewhere, Japan lags behind other countries in terms of deinstitutionalization. Furthermore, the...

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Main Authors: Tatsushi Okayama, Kentaro Usuda, Emi Okazaki, Yoshio Yamanouchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-020-02927-z