Discussion of several legal issues concerning compensation for mental damage / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Based on a study of 33 cases of medical tangle wherein demand for compensation for mental damage was met, the paper analyzes the current status of demand for compensation for mental damage, including the cause, extent and smount of money. It also discusses the double effect of mental compensation and points out that perfecting the establishment of medical laws and regulations is the only way which must be passed in solving issues of medica1 tangle concerning mental compensation.