Protecting the Rights of Mental Health Patients: Comparative Study between Indonesia and Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Arizka Wahyu ◽  
Tareq Muhammad Aziz Elven
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Mental Health Patients

Mortality of Public Mental Health Patients: A Singapore Experience

1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lionel Chee-Chong Lim ◽  
Li-Ping Sim ◽  
Peak-Chiang Chiam
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Population ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Younger Patients ◽  
Standardised Mortality Ratio ◽  
Common Diagnosis ◽  
Mental Health Patients ◽  
Mortality Ratio ◽  
Age And Sex

This study reports the Standardised Mortality Ratio (SMR) by age and sex among public mental health patients in Singapore. The authors also examine the differences between those who were classified as “inpatient deaths” and those who were classified as “outpatient deaths”. Mortality was 5.1 times that of the general population and the SMR was most accentuated in the younger, female patients. Of the 217 deaths documented over two years, schizophrenia was the most common diagnosis. Inpatient deaths (N = 120) occurred in older patients with prior physical illness who died of natural causes. In contrast, outpatient deaths (N = 97) involved younger patients with no previous illness and the majority jumped to their deaths. Mortality studies are necessary in monitoring the efficacy of mental health provisions.

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