THE DANISH REGIONS
THE DANISH REGIONS
THE DANISH REGIONS
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Mental Health<br />
The regions are responsible for mental health treatment.<br />
Mental health treatment includes stationary and outpatient treatment at psychiatric hospitals, centres, and wards.<br />
It also includes district psychiatry, investigative psychosis teams, and other travelling teams. In addition, the regions<br />
should provide consulting services to regional and local institutions.<br />
There is an annual activity of approx. 40,000 discharges, approx. 1.2 million bed days and approx. 800,000 outpatient<br />
visits. The average duration of hospitalisation is 28.7 days.<br />
Key figures for mental health treatment in 2004 by region<br />
Region<br />
Discharges<br />
(1,000)<br />
Bed days<br />
(1,000)<br />
Avarage duration<br />
of hospitalisation<br />
(days)<br />
Outpatient<br />
visits<br />
(1,000)<br />
Capital Region<br />
of Denmark 15 561 36.4 365<br />
Sealand Region 6 156 26.7 105<br />
Region of<br />
Southern Denmark 9 205 22.8 173<br />
Central Denmark<br />
Region 10 206 21.2 160<br />
North Denmark<br />
Region 2 84 37.5 37<br />
Total 42 1,212 28.7 840<br />
Source: The Danish Patient Register 2004<br />
Note: Computed by region of treatment<br />
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