ByMao

    Xinhui

    YangpuDistrictMentalHealthCenterhasrecentlycompletedtherelocationofthe553patientsfromtheoldfacilityonZhoujiazuiLuto585JungongLu.

    ThenewfacilityonJungongLucoversabout13mu(15mumakesonehectare),providing26,608squaremetersand10sections.Thenewfacilityoffers500sick⁃bedsevenifithasbeenverifiedtooffer300 sickbeds.BesidestheformerclinicdepartmentsincludingOrdinaryMental,FreeMedicine,AddictionVerification,PsychiatricTestandPrevention, Treatment,Pharmacy,RehabilitationandSpe⁃cialDepartment,thefacilityhasaddedfourcentersincludingChil⁃drenCenter,PsychologicalCon⁃sultation Center, PsychologicalMeasurementCenterandRehabili⁃tationCenterandfiveoutpatientdepartmentsincludingAgedMen⁃tal,SleepingDisorder,MoodDis⁃order, Psychological TreatmentReservation, Youngsters MentalMedicine.Thefacilityalsooffersnewtestandtreatmentprojectssuchas24-hoursleepingtest,bio⁃logicalfeedbacktreatment,hypno⁃therapy, psychoanalytictherapy,Naikan therapy, cognitive treat⁃ment,etc.

    YangpuDistrictMentalHealthCenterwasoriginallyfoundedin1964andhasbeenevolvedfromtemporary management station,prevention&treatmentinstitutiontomentalhealthcenter.Withover

    fivedecadesofdevelopment,thehospitalhasdevelopedintoapro⁃fessional health institution ofGradeAClassIIthatintegratesmentaldepartment,clinicpsychi⁃atric, communityprevention &treatment,mental rehabilitation,drugdependence,addictionverifi⁃cation,scientific research andtraining.

    The district has formedamedicalservicenetworkfortreat⁃ingmentaldiseasesandmorethan80%ofthedoctorshaveobtainedqualificationsaspsychiatristsandcanofferpsychologicalconsulting,interventionandtherapyservicesforhospitalizedpatientsandout⁃patients.Thehospitalhasalsoes⁃tablishedclosecooperationwithFudanUniversityandUniversityofShanghaiforScienceandTechnol⁃ogyandlaunchedthecooperativeprojectofferingstudentsmentalhealtheducationservices.

    AccordingtoTuYimin,presi⁃dentofthehospital,thenewfacil⁃ityhasimprovedthemedicalenvi⁃ronmentalongwiththeupgradedinfrastructure,treatmentandreha⁃bilitationequipment.Thehospitalwillkeeponpromotingacademicconstruction,improvemedicalser⁃vicesystemandtreatmentskills,gradually generatethe workingmodelof“Integratedsocialreha⁃bilitation between hospital andcommunity”andtransformfrombasicallymeetingmedicalserviceneedsofmentalpatientstogradu⁃allymeetingserviceneedsofpeo⁃plewithmentalproblems.