Improving Physical Health in Patients with Severe Mental Illness

Improving Physical Health in Patients with Severe Mental Illness

During the past decades in Taiwan, we had several important mental health policies, such as Mental Health Network (1986), Mental Health Acts (1990, 2000, 2002, and 2007), National Health Insurance (1994), Psychiatric Hospital Accreditation (1999) through Joint Commission of Taiwan, as well as the establishment of Department of Mental and Oral Health under the Ministry of Health and Welfare (2013). All those crucial milestones have effectively been achieving the high standard for mental health care in Taiwan. Psychiatric care qualities in both the hospitals and the community have greatly been promoted.