Due to the nature of mental illnesses, and special regulations governing the discharge of mentally impaired patients in China, treatment times for some patients can be very long. As a result, despite the rapid expansion of the country's mental health services in the past decade, the occupancy rate of psychiatric hospital beds remained high. Doctors working in psychiatric hospitals also face higher workloads and pressure than their colleagues from other hospitals.
The market for psychiatric healthcare
The insufficient capacity of public psychiatric hospitals, inequality between regions, and the nature of mental conditions made psychiatric treatment a highly profitable business. The number of private psychiatric hospitals skyrocketed in the last decade, with many new hospitals commissioned in rural areas. Alongside local mental healthcare facilities, psychiatric hospital chains and listed companies are also gaining ground and expanding.
Average length of stay for inpatients in psychiatric hospitals in China from 2015 to 2021
(in days)
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