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A Study on System of Mental Healthcare Service in Germany
JOURNAL OF THE KOREA INSTITUTE OF HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE
Abbr :
KIHA
2014, 20(3), pp.17-25
Publisher : Korea Institute Of Healthcare Architecture
Research Area : Architectural Engineering
2014, 20(3), pp.17-25
Publisher : Korea Institute Of Healthcare Architecture
Research Area : Architectural Engineering
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Purpose: Mental health facilities are facing a new social environment. To provide appropriatepatient care environment, mental health and mental healthcare is changing the paradigm. In thissituation, this study research and analysis mental healthcare service system and mental healthcarefacility in Germany. The reason is that Germany has cosistently been building mental healthcareservice system and mental healthcare facility for patient. Therefore, it aims to suggest afundamental resource for amental healthcare service system and mental healthcare facility formental healtn. Methods: This study was conducted literature researches and field studies. Literature researches for mental healthcare service system and facilities. Field study is to identifythe characteristic and configuration of mental healtncare facilities. Results: Findings of this studycan be summerrized inth three points. First, In Germany, Mental healthcare facility is criticalenvironment in the community. And, the facilities are being turned into reasonable and alternativeenvironment. Second, Facilities of Mental healthcare and service system designed by various leveland configurations that can be providing places for people with mental problems. Third, Mentalhealthcare facilities consist of healing environment for patient. Implications: The future study onfinding of the specific environment planning citeria in mental healthcare facility on the basis offindings of present study.
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