Most recently, on the night of February 3, 2023, mental object Vi Van Tinh (SN 1979) burned his house. When the local force came to fight the fire, the subject used a pig knife to stab Mr. Quang Van Duong (SN 1983) – Head of Pa Kin village, Na Tong commune, Dien Bien district, causing the victim’s death. After that, Tinh also stabbed the village captain and injured him.
Local authorities said, Vi Van Tinh is a person with a history of mental illness. A few days earlier, due to a family conflict, because Van Tinh and his wife and children had left the house, they were lucky to escape death.
“The management of psychiatric patients is very difficult”
Thus, in only regarding 2 months, there were 3 serious murders in a row, the subjects who committed the crimes all had a history of mental illness that made the public extremely worried.
According to the statistics of the Psychiatric Hospital of Dien Bien province, there are currently 975 schizophrenic patients in Dien Bien province being managed in the community. In which, only regarding 30-40 patients are directly treated at the hospital.
Talking to reporters, Mr. Luong Van Sang – Deputy Director of Dien Bien Provincial Psychiatric Hospital said: “Schizophrenia is a chronic disease. very quickly, sometimes without handling, there are consequences.”
According to Mr. Sang, in the process of treating patients, doctors and nurses faced many difficulties. Despite their experience and expertise, many times, doctors and nurses also have to face dangerous attacks by patients.
“For patients who are likely to practice dangerous behaviors that are recommended by the medical establishment, it is necessary to avoid situations that provoke arousal. Besides, it is necessary to regularly monitor, when the patient shows signs of illness, it is necessary to seek help to take control measures in time, “-Mr. Sang recommended.
Talking to a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Pham Giang Nam – Director of Dien Bien Department of Health said that the management of mental patients is very difficult, hospitals and medical facilities can only manage them during the illness. Patients are being treated, when discharged from the hospital, the management is mainly by the patient’s family.
“Currently, there is no nursing and rehabilitation center for mentally ill people in the province, so if the patient’s family has a need, they must take the patient to foster facilities in Vinh Phuc or Phu Tho. …” – Mr. Nam said.
According to Mr. Pham Giang Nam, the best measure to control cases of mental patients who may pose a danger to the community is to send patients to mental rehabilitation and nurturing centers for care. monitoring and treatment.
