本世纪二十年代以前,上海市没有精神科专业机构。新中国成立时,全市精神科病床仅400余张,精神科医生10名,社会性防治工作完全空白。解放后,党和政府关心人民健康,对精神病防治工作十分重视,精神科专业机构逐步增设,专业队伍不断扩大,以1983年底统计资料与1949年相比,全市精神科床位数增加12.5倍,专业人员增加40余 Before the 1920s of this century, there was no psychiatric institution in Shanghai. When New China was founded, there were only more than 400 psychiatric beds in the city and 10 psychiatrists. The social prevention and control work was completely blank. After the liberation, the party and the government were concerned about the health of the people and paid great attention to the prevention and treatment of mental illness. The professional institutions for psychiatry were gradually increased and the professional teams were continuously expanded. Compared with 1949 at the end of 1983, the number of psychiatric beds in the city increased by 12.5 times. Increased staff by more than 40