scholarly journals Report from the People's Republic of China

1988 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 439-440
Author(s):  
J. H. Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
International Workshop ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
People’S Republic Of China ◽  
People's Republic Of China ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Beijing Institute ◽  
Medical University ◽  
And Training

An international workshop on Epidemiology of Mental and Neurological Disorders of the Elderly was held in the Medical University of Beijing in the People's Republic of China from 16–20 November 1987. The workshop was organised jointly by the Beijing Institute of Mental Health and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in the Neurosciences, Milan, Italy.

scholarly journals Chinese Approach to Mental Health Service

1978 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 354-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia M.R. Leung ◽  
Milton H. Miller ◽  
S. Wah Leung
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Public Involvement ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
People’S Republic Of China ◽  
People's Republic Of China ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Grass Roots ◽  
Produce Change

This paper reviews the health care approaches in the People's Republic of China where life style, political leadership, grass roots health programs and patriotic zeal are a unified endeavour. Certain assumptions underlying North American health practices come into particular focus. Specifically, the Chinese experiences raise doubt about the value of a professionally oriented emphasis in health care and deny the worth of health programs which are not woven into the social, economic, political and ethical activities of society. How effective can our free standing groups of health professionals be in practising prevention, in enlisting public involvement in their own health care and in helping to co-ordinate needed public, private and governmental joint endeavours required for the enhancement of people's health? The Chinese maintain that the key to all health and mental health care advances is social and economic reform, grass roots programs and most importantly, a self-reliance strategy with an intense personal motivation to produce change in one's way of life. Professional responsibility worthy of public trust would be achieved only insofar as professional efforts facilitate these three areas of development. Material for this presentation is drawn from a total of six recent visits to the People's Republic of China and from personal discussions with' representatives of several delegations of health leaders during their Vancouver visits. Programs in the Shanghai Mental Hospital are described along with some reference to an interview with Dr. George Hatem (Ma Hai Teh), the distinguished physician who directed the programs which resulted in the virtual eradication of veneral diseases.

Home Care for the Urban Chronically Ill Elderly in the People's Republic of China

1995 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne J. Davis ◽  
Ida Martinson ◽  
Lan-Chun Gan ◽  
Qiao Jin ◽  
Yi-Hua Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Severity Of Illness ◽  
Chronically Ill ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
People’S Republic Of China ◽  
People's Republic Of China ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Second Shift ◽  
Care Situation

This study examines the home care situation of seventy-five urban chronically ill men and women and their caregivers in three cities in the People's Republic of China. It documents the type of home care provided, the severity of illness, and the dependency in activities of daily living in order to appreciate the complexity of these care situations. The findings reveal that women serve as the caregivers in the majority of the cases and often they are elderly spouses with health problems of their own. The physical, social, psychological, and financial problems experienced by these patients create an enormous burden for the caregivers whether spouses or younger family members coming home from work to a second shift. If alternatives to home care, such as nursing homes, were available, 54 percent of these caregivers would be willing to institutionalize their elderly relative. All caregivers express the need for more assistance in providing home care. This study raises questions regarding the role of the family, the state, and specifically the health care system in caring for the elderly chronically ill in light of their increasing numbers in the population.

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