A Study on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among North Korean Defectors and their Social Adjustment in South Korea

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soondool Chung ◽  
Ju-Yun Seo
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
North Korean Defectors

Correlation between traumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorder among North Korean defectors in South Korea

2005 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
WooTaek Jeon ◽  
ChangHyung Hong ◽  
ChangHo Lee ◽  
Dong Kee Kim ◽  
Mooyoung Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
North Korean Defectors

scholarly journals Psychological Risk Factors for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Workers After Toxic Chemical Spill in Gumi, South Korea

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (8) ◽  
pp. 393-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Young Song ◽  
Kyoung-Sook Jeong ◽  
Kyeong-sook Choi ◽  
Min-gi Kim ◽  
Yeon-Soon Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Event Scale ◽  
Psychological Risk Factors ◽  
Psychological Risk

The extent and severity of the psychological effects following chemical release disasters have not been widely reported. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of hydrogen fluoride (HF)–related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and to identify associated psychological risk factors. On September 2012, an estimated 8 to 12 tons of HF gas, which dissolves in air moisture to form droplets of corrosive hydrofluoric acid, escaped from an industrial complex in Gumi, South Korea. Ten months later, structured questionnaires that included items from the Impacts of Event Scale (revised Korean version) as well as questions about demographic and psychological risk factors related to PTSD were distributed to workers in the affected area. The prevalence rate of PTSD was 5.7%. The odds of PTSD in non-alcohol-dependent workers (odds ratio [OR] = 3.10, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.27, 7.60]) was significantly higher than in alcohol-independent workers. The OR for PTSD in workers with anxiety (OR = 7.63, 95% CI = [2.10, 27.71) was significantly higher than the OR workers without anxiety. The odds of PTSD in workers with high perceived stress scale (PSS) scores (OR = 8.72, 95 % CI = [2.29, 33.16]) was significantly higher than for workers with low PSS. Alcohol dependence, psychiatric symptoms at the time of the event, anxiety, and high PSS were associated with HF-related PTSD. Long-term employee assistance programs are needed to assist occupational health nurses and clinicians to reduce PTSD after industrial disasters.

scholarly journals The Link between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Functionality among United States Military Service Members Psychiatrically Hospitalized Following a Suicide Crisis

Healthcare ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sissi Ribeiro ◽  
Jessica LaCroix ◽  
Fernanda De Oliveira ◽  
Laura Novak ◽  
Su Lee-Tauler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Functional Impairment ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnoses ◽  
Psychiatric Comorbidities

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorders in the United States and has been linked to suicidal thoughts and behaviors, yet the role of a PTSD diagnosis on functional impairment among suicidal individuals remains unknown. This study examined the association between PTSD status and functional impairment among military psychiatric inpatients admitted for acute suicide risk (N = 166) with a lifetime history of at least one suicide attempt. Measures of functionality included: (1) alcohol use; (2) sleep quality; (3) social problem-solving; and (4) work and social adjustment. Thirty-eight percent of the sample met criteria for PTSD. Women were more likely than men to meet criteria for PTSD (p = 0.007), and participants who met PTSD criteria had significantly more psychiatric diagnoses (p < 0.001). Service members who met PTSD criteria reported more disturbed sleep (p = 0.003) and greater difficulties with work and social adjustment (p = 0.004) than those who did not meet PTSD criteria. However, functionality measures were not significantly associated with PTSD status after controlling for gender and psychiatric comorbidity. Gender and number of psychiatric comorbidities other than PTSD were significant predictors of PTSD in logistic regression models across four functionality measures. Future studies should assess the additive or mediating effect of psychiatric comorbidities in the association between impaired functioning and PTSD. Clinicians are encouraged to assess and address functionality during treatment with suicidal individuals, paying particular attention to individuals with multiple psychiatric diagnoses.

After the Escape: Physical Abuse of Offspring, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and the Legacy of Political Violence in the DPRK

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (9) ◽  
pp. 999-1022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clifton R. Emery ◽  
Jieun Yoo ◽  
Amia Lieblich ◽  
Randall Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Political Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
North Korean Defectors ◽  
The Relationship

What is the relationship between victimization by political violence against women in North Korea and later physical abuse of offspring? This article examines the relationships between victimization by political violence, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), alcohol abuse/dependence, and abuse of offspring after arrival in South Korea. A random sample of 204 female North Korean defectors was used to test hypotheses. An oral history conducted with a survivor of North Korean political violence is provided in an appendix to contextualize the results. Analyses established a significant link between previous victimization by political violence and abuse of offspring but not mediation by either PTSD or alcohol abuse/dependence.

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