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An Empirical Study on Psychiatric Patients' Mental Disorders Acknowledged as Work-Related

업무상정신질환 인정실태에 관한 연구

  • Rim, Hwa-Young (Korea Worker's Compensation & Welfare Service) ;
  • Kim, Hyeong-Su (Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University)
  • Received : 2013.10.20
  • Accepted : 2013.12.11
  • Published : 2013.12.31
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Abstract

The psychiatric patients as subjects were categorized herein into disease- and accident-triggered groups to statistically compare them with each other in terms of various comparative items. At a result, male patients were more dominant than females and physical workers were outnumbered by mental workers in the two groups. Also, patients were more apparent at workplaces with at least 100 employees than the ones with less than 100 employees, and patients whose employment period is at least one year were more vulnerable to stress-related mental disorders than the ones whose employment period falls short of one year. The foregoing findings suggest that there is a need to take preventive measures considering vulnerable aspects in terms of mental disorders.

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