[Patient opinion about the quality of psychiatric care]

The author has provided a study of patient's satisfaction with the quality of mental care. The opinion of 277 patients who used traditional services (psychoneurological out-patient clinic, psychiatric hospital, day hospital and work-shop) was analyzed. The data that were obtained show that despite a satisfaction with the quality of care on the whole there are essential disadvantages in the organization of psychiatric care. Relying on patient's opinion some practical recommendation for improvement of the activity of mental health services are supplemented.