Mental health services and R&D in South Korea

Table 1 Number of mental health facilities across the nation [13]

Classification	2001 (A)	2005	2010	2013 (B)	B/A
Psychiatric Medical Center
Mental hospital
National/public	17	18	18	19	1.11
Private	57	63	127	168	2.94
Mental Health Unit in Hospital
General Hospital	154	168	165	181	1.17
Hospital	53	81	136	133	2.50
Psychiatric clinic	541	718	827	853	1.57
Sub-total	822	1048	1273	1354	1.65
Community Rehabilitation Center
Social Rehabilitation Facility	66	138	230	304	4.60
Mental Health Center
Regional^a	–	–	–	11	N/A
Local	46	62	157	189	4.10
Community Addiction Management Center	9	20	41	50	5.55
Sub-total	121	220	428	554	4.57
Psychiatric Nursing Home	55	56	59	59	1.07
Total	998	1324	1760	1967	1.97

^aData on regional mental health centers was collected as of the end of 2013 only

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