Abstract
Generally, it seems that medical social work aids the patients economically, but “Psychiatric social work” calls attention in the field of psychiatric therapy. However, the work is sometimes misunderstood as approaching to the patient expecting mitigating the psychiatric disorder by psychotherapeutic approach. Psychiatric social work dissolve the suppressed patient psychologically, and find the way to aid the patient in the field of medical organi zation. In this case, psychosocial relation should be emphasized.
At this hospital, psychiatric social work is done in the organization of general hospital, and the informational exchange between the members of other fields and mutual understanding may be necessary.
