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  • The study aims to create a comprehensive community-based mental healthcare model by gathering insights from mental health practitioners in Seoul through focus group interviews and surveys.
  • The research involved interviews with various mental health professionals and a Delphi survey with experts to assess the current healthcare system and gather opinions on improvements.
  • The resulting model for community-based mental healthcare in Seoul integrates psychiatric services with physical health care, aiming to better support individuals with mental illnesses in their communities.

Article Abstract

Objective: To develop an integrated and comprehensive community-based mental healthcare model, opinions were collected on various issues from practitioners in mental health service institutions currently offering mental healthcare services in Seoul through a focus group interview, qualitative research method, and Delphi survey.

Methods: The focus group interview was conducted with six practitioners from mental health welfare centers and six hospital-based psychiatrists. A questionnaire of opinions on the mental healthcare model was filled by these practitioners and psychiatrists. A Delphi survey was additionally conducted with a panel of 20 experts from a community mental health welfare center and hospital-based psychiatrists.

Results: The focus group interview results showed the need for integrated community-based mental healthcare service and the need to establish a system for managing mental and physical health in an integrated manner. Based on the survey results, the current status of community-based mental healthcare services was investigated, and the direction of the revised model was established. The Delphi survey was then conducted to refine the revised model.

Conclusion: The present study presents the Seoul-type community-based mental healthcare model with integrated services between a psychiatric hospital with a mental health welfare center as well as combined mental and physical health services. This is ultimately expected to help people with mental illnesses live healthy lives by meeting their needs as community members.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10397775PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.30773/pi.2023.0017DOI Listing

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