Rehabilitation of mental disability in Hubei / 中华物理医学与康复杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the present mental disability situation in Hubei provinee and the reha- bilitation strategies in use. Methods Provincial data from the Second China Sampling Survey of Disability was ana- lyzed. The 31 districts sampled in the survey were divided into a city group and a countryside group. The incidence of mental disability reported in the two groups was compared. Results Reported mental disability was found to be sig- nifieantly more prevalent in the countryside than in the city. However, the proportion of severe mental disability was significantly lower. Conclusion The need for rehabilitation of mental disability is huge in Hubei province. Society and the government should pay more attention to the rehabilitation of mental disability.