The Korean Journal of Health Service Management (보건의료산업학회지)

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Study on Human Rights Awareness of People with Mental Disorders among Mental Health Workers

정신보건시설 종사자의 인권의식에 관한 탐색연구

  • Ha, Yu-Jeong (Department of Mental Health Research, Seoul National Hospital) ;
  • Chae, Eun-Hee (Department of Mental Health Research, Seoul National Hospital) ;
  • Yang, A-Jin (Department of Mental Health Research, Seoul National Hospital)
  • 하유정 (국립서울병원 정신보건연구과) ;
  • 채은희 (국립서울병원 정신보건연구과) ;
  • 양어진 (국립서울병원 정신보건연구과)
  • Received : 2013.01.09
  • Accepted : 2013.01.24
  • Published : 2013.03.30
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Abstract

This study with emphasis on protecting human rights of people with mental disorder investigated human rights awareness among mental health workers and identify factors affecting their awareness. Questionnaires were sent out to employees working in mental health facilities in all parts of the country and of those 1094 were used to analyze. According to the analysis, employees' human rights awareness was ranked highest in the areas of occupational therapy and lowest in the areas of admission and discharge. Those who are women, aged between 30 and 40, highly educated, with long tenure, employed as social workers and working at rehabilitation programs presented high awareness of human rights so did employees with license in mental health and training experience in human rights. The result also presented negative correlation between employees' human rights awareness and their prejudice against people with mental disorder. Through this study, guidelines will be set up to help employees acknowledge the importance of human rights awareness and raise their awareness to promote and practice human rights of people with mental disorder.

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