• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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• 2023.11a
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• pp.287-288
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• 2023

매년 20여명 정도의 경찰이 자살에 이르고 있다. 업무량이 많은 타 공무원에 비해서도 높은 수준이다. 경찰의 자살에는 여러 가지 원인이 있지만, 특히 조직의 폐쇄성으로 인해 개인문제로 치부하는 경향이 높다. 경찰의 치안환경은 더욱 안 좋아지고, 위험성에 노출될 확률이 과거에 비해 높아졌으며, 잔혹한 범죄를 마주해야 하는 상황이 많아짐에 따라 우울증이나 업무부담 등으로 인해 자살을 하게되는 경우를 볼 수 있다. 따라서 경찰의 자살을 예방하기 위해서는 심리부검을 도입하는 방안을 법적으로 검도하고, 자살유형들을 분석하여 그에 맞는 자살예방모형 개발하여 자살률을 감소시킬 수 있는 방안을 모색해보고자 한다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.190-196
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• 2008

In these days we can often see examples of suicide. Nowaday suicide becomes a serious social problem in Korean society. The number of suicides increased continuously from 3,157 in 1990 to 10,688 in 2006. The suicide rate per 100,000 person increased progressively from 9.1 in 1991 to 26.1 in 2005 and hit the highest level in 2005. In 2006, The suicide rate decreased after the lapse of 6 years. However, It is still high actual condition with 23.0.

• Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.623-641
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• 2016

The psychological autopsy is a method to estimate causes of suicidal death by collecting data from interviewing suicide victim's family added with additional life records. Recently, local governments and suicide prevention centers have been trying to implement psychological autopsy. but there is paucity of efforts examining the validity and effectiveness of the psychological autopsy. Therefore, this paper reviewed psychological autopsy studies and risk factors in Western and Asia countries. and then a methodology for the Korean version of psychological autopsy was suggested. After investigating the specific risk factors for korean suicide through psychological autopsy, then it can be possible to grasp the intervention point for effective suicide prevention. We also propose future directions for psychological autopsy study and interventions in Korea.

• Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.119-130
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• 2015

This study is aimed to analyse the causes and characteristics of suicide in jeonbuk region using psychological autopsy. Psychological autopsy is a technique to get comprehensive analysis on suicidal death by collecting data from interviewing suicide victim's family, relatives, and friends added with additional data of police report, hospital records, and suicide victim's lifetime records for objective evidence. For the data from 42 cases(male 24, female 18) of suicides that occurred between May 2013 and April 2014 with agreement for psychological autopsy, we analyzed a survey that recorded by interviewers who had a consultation based on half-structured psychological interview panel. As the result, out of 42 cases, 30(71%) had previous suicidal attempts and 21(50%) had a family history of suicides. Psychiatric disorders(38%) was the most common cause of suicide followed by interpersonal problems(31%). Among psychiatric problems, depressive disorder was the most common. many suicide victims had previously received psychiatric treatments but discontinued the therapy later on. The results showed that suicide is strongly related to mental disorders and psychiatric therapy should be continued until full recovery. Preventive efforts should focus on persons who have a history of previous suicidal attempts and have a family history of suicide. Implications of these findings are discussed and directions for future research are advanced.

• Sleep Medicine and Psychophysiology
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.15-20
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• 2022

Objectives: Suicide is the major public mental health concerns all over the world. The comparison of suicide attempters and suicide completers could be the fundamental evidence for the suicide prevention. The aim of this study is to explore the differences between suicide attempters and suicide completers in terms of the stressors, suicide methods, and psychiatric diagnosis. Methods: Two types of secondary data were collected for the analyses. Data of the suicide attempters (n = 680) were gathered by intensive reviewing the medical records of Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Data of suicide completers (n = 11,722) were collected by the psychological autopsy data which were gathered by Korean Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Suicidal methods, psychiatric disorders and stressors before suicidal attempt were compared between suicide attempter and completers. Results: Suicide completers were older and male predominant compared to suicidal attempt. Hanging or gas intoxication were more commonly used in the suicide completion, while wrist cutting or drug intoxication were more common in suicide attempters. All types of stressors were found to be high in suicide completers than suicide attempters. However, the proportion of economic and physical stress were greater in suicide completers, while the proportion of family stress were greater in suicide attempters. According to the recorded diagnoses, the rates of depressive disorders, sleep-wake disorders, substance-related disorders were higher in suicide completers, while the rates of anxiety disorders and trauma- and stressor-related disorders, bipolar and related disorders and somatic symptom disorders were higher in suicide attempters. However, after controlling the gender and age, there were no significant differences in diagnosis between suicide attempters and suicide completers. Conclusion: These findings implicate that suicide attempters and completers differed in suicide methods and type of stress. The results suggests that economic stressors, physical illness might raise the risk of suicide completion.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.552-566
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• 2015

This paper deals with suicide that has become a serious problem in our society as well as in the world today from a Christian perspective. Historical position regarding suicide is divided into two; some see it as a brave and honorable act and give approval to it, the others view it as act of giving up the life that is given by God and are opposed to it. Though suicides in the Bible are mostly committed to maintain honor, because of Augustin's position it became negative in Christianity, leading to a thought that one who committed suicide goes to hell. Why then people commit suicide? The views of scholars on the cause of suicide are divided into three; biological, psychological, sociological. My position is that though each or all of them contribute to suicide, yet the decisive factor is on how a person reacts to them. Major factor of suicide is how humans as interpretive beings accept the present despair. On the basis of this understanding of suicide and humans, I conclude this paper with three new recognitions as an essential answer to suicide. First, humans are made in God's image and belong to Him, thus their life is precious. Second, Christianity views humans as ones look for the hope in the future as the eternal life. Third, suicide is a violation of the commandment 'do not kill' yet it is not an act of sin but a disease that needs to be cured. To achieve this Christianity must not only spread the idea of respect for life and also run suicide prevention center every city.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.179-186
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• 2012

The purpose of this research is to analyze how the suicide prevention affects private soldiers' stress-coping method, problem-solving ability, depression, and idea of suicide. In order to achieve such research hypothesis, Air Force ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$ Unit has previously classified 64 soldiers, who have signs of suicide, and are assorted to have suicidal symptoms by the Unit, and think that they have such symptoms and need our program. Following that, overall 16 times of suicide prevention program was carried out for them. For a statistical process of collected materials after testing the effectiveness of Korean Soldiers suicide prevention program, we practiced Frequency Analysis, Analysis of Variance, Correlation Analysis, and Paired t-test by using the statistical package program of SPSS 12.0 for Windows. In result, suicide prevention program shows positive effects upon improving stress-coping method and problem-solving ability as well as reducing depression and suicide thoughts.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.189-190
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• 2013

최근 몇 년 사이 학교폭력의 피해학생들의 자살하는 사건들이 발생하였는데 이러한 자살사건들로 인하여 학교폭력에 대한 우리사회의 관심이 그 어느 때 보다 높다고 할 수 있다. 작년 한 해에는 대구에서 학교폭력 피해가 의심되는 이유로 투신자살한 이후 대전, 광주 등에서 자살하는 사건이 연속적으로 발생하였다. 학교폭력의 피해자들은 가해자들로부터의 벗어나고 싶은 심정으로 극단적인 선택을 하게 되는 것이다. 이러한 청소년 비행이나 청소년 범죄에 관련된 문제 중에서 학교폭력이 가장 큰 비중을 차지하고 수많은 연구에서 다루어지고 있으나 학교폭력에 대한 문제해결의 기미는 보이지 않고 있다. 이에 경찰청에서는 학교폭력 근절을 위한 특별 TF팀을 구성하여 "위해의 사전 예방 제거"에 중점을 둔 근절대책을 추진할 것을 논의하였다. 하지만 한정된 경찰인력만으로는 학교폭력 문제에만 집중할 수 없는 것이 현실정이다. 본 연구는 학교폭력에 대한 이론적 배경을 검토하고, 학교폭력의 현상과 예방프로그램, 학교폭력에 대한 가해 및 피해학생의 선도프로그램의 운영 방안에 대해 살펴보고, 그에 따른 경찰의 역할에 논하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue
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• v.10 no.spc
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• pp.55-68
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• 2004

Recently, rates of depression and suicide of adolescents in industrialized countries, including Korea, were rapidly increasing. Adolescent depression was often associated with anxiety disorder, eating disorder, attention deficits hyperactivity/disruptive behavior disorder. and suicidal attempts. Epidemiological data about depression and suicide of adolescents are reviewed. Psychological theories of depression and suicide are integrated in terms of a control theory interpretation. Issues about 'relationships between depression and anxiety' 'relationships between depression and suicide' 'the reason why rates of depression and suicide are rapidly increasing at adolescence' 'the reason why the different prevalence of depression between female and male is conspicuous at adolescence' and 'Korean culture associated with depression and suicide of adolescents' are discussed in terms of the revised control theory interpretation.

• Korea journal of population studies
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.167-187
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• 2000

The rates and numbers of elderly suicide in Korea have been increased during 1985-1998. This indicates the seriousness of the problems which the elderly are faced with. So many late-life problems may push older people across the edges. Those in unbearable situations may call out fur helps, they may try to cope with various ways, or they may commit suicides. Because it is widely believed that suicide among the elderly can be understood as a personal solution or alternative to late-life problems in old age, the elderly\`s suicides seem to be an appropriate indicator in estimating seriousness of late-life problems. A comparison of the history of suicide research with other populations shows that the several late-life problems have been found with placing an individual elder at risks for increasing suicidal behaviors Research has identified such problems as financial insecurity, retirement, loss of social roles, physical illness, lack of social supports, and loneliness as the problems that increase the incidence of suicidal behavior. Though it is difficult far us to explain and understand the phenomenon of the elderly\`s suicide because of its complexity, we need to ascertain problems and social conditions behind suicides and also to prepare for some appropriate policy-tasks in light of social welfare for the aged, through examining the phenomenon. For explaining the elderly\`s suicide, the theoretical orientations are based on sociological perspectives in the paper. From the standpoints of social integration theory and exchange theory, this study is to examine the relationship between late-life problems and suicide. These two may have been fruitfully employed in conjunction with each other. Finally, this study would identify urgent late-life problems related with the elderly\`s suicide and suggest the relevant policies for Korean elders. Sometime in the near future, the government should be required to provide social welfare programs for the elderly, particularly for those at risk for increasing suicidal behaviors.