• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.16-24
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• 2011

Objectives：This study examined the prevalence of psychiatric problems in children with scholastic difficulties who had been referred for mental health services from the Office of Education in Ulsan Metropolitan City. Methods：Child psychiatrists evaluated the referred children using the DSM-IV. Evaluation tools included the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-III, the Children's Depression Inventory, the Korean form of the State-trait anxiety Inventory for children, the ADHD rating. Results：Seventy-six children consisting of 64 boys (84.2%) and 12 girls (15.8%) participated in the study. The average age was 10.3 (SD=0.93) years old. Approximately 74% of the children referred for scholastic difficulties were diagnosed with mental retardation. The Axis I diagnosis among these children were ADHD (86.8%), depression (21.1%), learning disorder (9.2%), communication disorder (4.8%), pervasive developmental disorder (3.6%), internet addiction (1.3%), and mood disorder (1.3%). Their overall measure according to the Child Depression Inventory was 22.7 (SD=16.8), that for the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children was 33.3 (SD=7.9)/32.4 (SD=9.5), and that for the ADHD rating scale was 18.9 (SD=10.9). Conclusion：These results suggest that many children with scholastic difficulties have both complex psychiatric and educational problems.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2014

Objectives Previous literature on the prescription change among patients with schizophrenia mainly focused on antipsychotics. This study investigated chronological change in the patterns of discharge medication among inpatients with schizophrenia at a psychiatric inpatient unit of a university-affiliated hospital. Methods All admission records at a psychiatric unit of Hanyang University Guri Hospital with discharge diagnosis of schizophrenia during two different five-year time frames (1996-2000 and 2006-2010) were reviewed including the demographic and clinical data and discharge medications. The data were gathered from a total of 207 patients (95 in 1990s and 112 in 2000s). Results The frequency in use of atypical antipsychotics (p < 0.01), antidepressants (p < 0.05), beta-blockers (p < 0.01), and benzodiazepine (p < 0.01) was significantly higher in 2000s. Anticholinergic drugs were less likely used in 2000s (p < 0.01). We did not find significant differences in the equivalent dose of antipsychotic drugs, the use of mood stabilizers and cholinergic drugs between two time frames. Conclusions Increased proportion of atypical antipsychotics and decreased use of anti-parkinsonian drugs are in line with literature. Our results show that more diverse classes of psychotic medications are used for schizophrenia in recent years. It is likely that psychiatrists are becoming more conscious of negative symptoms, anxiety, and depression in the pharmacotherapy of schizophrenia as well as positive symptoms of the illness.

• 대한조현병학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.55-60
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• 2017

Objectives : Severe mental illness is a major risk factor for suicide. This study aimed to identify characteristics of patients who died by suicide among subjects who had been received service from a community mental health center. Methods : We searched individuals who had committed suicide in Gwangju Bukgu Community Mental Health Center since 2006. Sociodemographic and clinical data were gathered from medical records and their case managers and they were compared with those of general members in the center. Characteristics of schizophrenia patients who died by suicide were particularly summarized. Results : Twelve person committed suicide between 2006 and 2016. The characteristics of those who died by suicide were male (67%), diagnosis of schizophrenia (75%), aged below 50 (83%), unemployed (92%), past history of psychiatric hospitalization (100%), recent admission within 3 months (67%), past history of suicidal attempt (78%), family history of schizophrenia (58%), poor adherence to medication (58%), and use of daily rehabilitation program (42%). Ten out of twelve (83%) showed warning sign for suicide. All identified method of suicide in patients with schizophrenia was jumping from high building. Many patients with schizophrenia, who committed suicide, suffered from comorbid depressive symptoms (67%) and auditory hallucination (78%). Conclusion : Case managers should pay attention to and carefully manage individuals who showed suicidal warning, particularly with risk factors for suicide, such as unemployment, admission state or recent discharge from psychiatric hospital, poor adherence to medication, family history of schizophrenia, and a history of suicidal attempt.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.185-192
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• 2020

Objectives: Our study aimed to analyze the demographic and clinical characteristics of children and adolescents during their first visit to psychiatric outpatient departments for the management of suicidal ideation and behavior, and to compare the changes before and in 2012 or later. Methods: This multicenter study was conducted at five university hospitals in a metropolitan area in South Korea. Medical records of patients aged 6-18 years were retrospectively reviewed from January 2009 to December 2016. Patients were analyzed by classifying them into suicidal and non-suicidal groups based on their visit to the hospital for management of suicidal ideation or suicide attempt and other mental problems, respectively. Results: There were differences in the year of visit, diagnosis, education level, and referral sources between patients in the suicidal and non-suicidal groups. Multiple regression analysis was conducted based on the sex, education level, referral by school, and diagnosis of depression in patients in the suicidal group, which revealed significant association. Conclusion: Suicide-related problems were significantly associated with the sex, education level, referral by school, and a diagnosis of depression in the patients. A well-connected referral system would be necessary for professional mental health management of high-risk children and adolescents.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.103-121
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• 2004

감각 및 운동 이상 증상을 동반하면서 꾀병이 의심되는 환자를 가려내는 방법에 대해서 약술하고 몇 개의 증례를 예시하였다. 꾀병을 규명하기 위해서는 우선 전환 장애, 가장성 장애를 차례로 증명하여 제외시켜야 한다. 이를 위한 방법으로는 자세한 병력 수집과 조사, 면밀한 신경학적 검사, 심리검사, 장시간의 면담 그리고 광범위한 행동 관찰이 필요하다. 그러나 증상 형성의 동기나 의도의 본질을 파악하기란 어려워서 환자의 고백에 의해 알게되는 경우도 있다. 신경 심리검사를 포함한 임상심리 검사를 통하여 꾀병의 가능성을 가려내고, 질병행동 특성을 파악하거나 기계적인 측정도구를 이용하기도 한다. 그러나 아직 객관적으로 타당한 검사 방법은 부족하다. 최근, 통증 차단제를 이용한 진성(眞性) 통증 구별법은 객관적인 검사법의 하나이다. 사고나 보상 문제가 겹친 만성 통증 환자는 꾀병의 가능성이 엿보인다 하더라도 많은 수에서 시간 경과와 환경의 영향으로 인해서 정신사회적 합병증을 동반한다. 향후 임상 심리검사법이 발달되고 행동과 의도성에 관한 뇌 기능의 연구론 통해 신체 증상이나 행위의 진실성에 대한 구별력은 더욱 향상될 것이다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제58권11호
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• pp.440-445
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• 2015

Purpose: Chest pain is common in children and adolescents and is a reason for referral to pediatric cardiologists. Although most cases of chest pain in these age groups are benign and do not require treatment, timely diagnosis is important not to miss life-threatening diseases requiring prompt treatment. We investigated certain clinical characteristics that may be useful in the diagnosis of such critical diseases. Methods: Patient medical records between July 2006 and September 2013 were retrospectively examined. We included 517 patients who presented with chest pain to the Department of Pediatrics at Kyung Hee University Hospital in Gangdong. Results: Most cases of chest pain were idiopathic in origin (73.6%), followed by cases with respiratory (9.3%), musculoskeletal (8.8%), cardiac (3.8%), gastrointestinal (2.9%), and psychiatric (1.4%) causes. In 6 patients (1.2%) with air-leak syndrome including pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum, the pain was abrupt, continuous, and lasted for a short period of 1-2 days after onset in the older adolescents. Of the patients with cardiac pain, 13 had cardiac arrhythmias (65.0%), 6 had congenital heart diseases (30%), and 1 had coronary aneurysms caused by Kawasaki disease (5.0%). One patient with atrial flutter had only symptoms of syncope and chest pain. Conclusion: The abrupt, continuous chest pain of a short duration in the older children was characteristic of air-leak syndrome. In patients with pneumomediastinum, radiological diagnosis was difficult without careful examination. Combined syncope should not be neglected and further cardiac workup is essential in such patients.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.107-122
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• 2012

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to examine the general personality profiles of patients who visited an oriental neuropsychiatric clinic and to investigate the specific profiles of patients diagnosed with Hwa-byung. Methods : We analyzed the profiles of 122 patients who completed TCI-RS questionnaire for the purpose of counseling. Patients were divided by sex, age and diagnosis related groups. Scales and subscales of each group were compared by an independent t-test and ANCOVA with SPSS windows 16.0. Types of temperament and character were classified by percentile ranks of the total patients and diagnosis related groups. Results : 1. Total patients were classified as the high harm avoidance type of temperament and of low self-directedness type of character. 2. Male patients showed significantly higher scores on NS, all subscales of NS, P2 and P3 than female patients. HA4 and C5 scores were significantly higher in the female group. Younger patients showed significantly higher scores on NS, all subscales of NS, HA1 and P3. However, older patients had significantly higher scores on SD4, SD5, ST2 and ST3. 3. Between diagnosis related groups, Hwa-byung group had significantly higher scores on RD, ST, SD3 and ST2. However P3 score of non-hwa-byung patients was higher than hwa-byung patients. In typical classification, both hwa-byung and non-hwa-byung groups were classified as the same types as total patients. Conclusions : This study showed that the patients visited an oriental neuropsychiatric clinic and had similar personality with that of general psychiatric disorders. Hwa-byung patients exhibited higher RD and ST scores than other disorders, but they had no typical differences.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.121-126
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• 2019

Objectives: Awareness of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults has significantly increased; however, clinical data specific to the Korean population are insufficient. Clinical experience of ADHD may differ based on whether psychiatrists have received pediatric psychiatry-specific training. In order to prepare a practice parameter for adult ADHD patients in Korea, we examined questionnaire data to observe how pediatric psychiatry training could affect clinical practice for adults with ADHD. Methods: A questionnaire about the diagnosis and treatment process was distributed to both general psychiatrists (GPsy) and child and adolescent psychiatrists (CAP) at the summer and winter workshop meetings of Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Results: In total, 142 psychiatrists participated in the survey (86 GPsy, 56 CAP). GPsy and CAP preferred pharmacotherapy (GPsy 82.40%, CAP 64.30%) as the primary treatment option and answered that the clinical psychiatric interview is the most necessary step in diagnostic assessment (GPsy 22.16%, CAP 19.00%). The GPsy responded with an optimal and average treatment duration that was shorter than that reported by CAP. Conclusion: Identification of the initial presenting symptom as the correct diagnosis and the optimal duration of pharmacotherapy differed between GPsy and CAP in practice, whereas concepts in diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in adults were similar for both groups. These results suggest the urgent need for the Continuing Medical Education program for psychiatrists treating adults with ADHD.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.174-183
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• 2016

연구목적 본 연구에서는 불안장애와 주요우울장애 및 불안장애와 우울장애가 동반된 중복 진단군의 신체 증상의 빈도와 특성의 차이를 알아보고 여러 신체 증상군과 자살 사고, 자살 계획, 자살 시도와의 관련성에 대해 분석하고자 한다. 방 법 본 연구는 국가적 역학조사연구인 2011년 정신질환 실태 역학 조사 연구(Korean Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study-2011, KECA-2011)에 참여한 만 18세 이상에서 74세 이하의 참여자 6027명 중 지난 1 년 동안 주요우울장애 또는 불안장애의 진단 기준을 만족 하면서, 같은 시기에 최소 1가지 이상의 신체증상을 호소한 378명을 대상으로 하였다. 이후 조사된 신체 증상을 통증 증상군, 소화기 증상군, 가성신경학적 증상군의 세군으로 분류하여, 각 증상군에 따른 자살 사고, 자살 계획 및 자살 시도의 정도를 비교하였다. 면담 도구로는 한국어판 CIDI를 사용하였으며, 이 중 신체 증상에 대한 항목이 포함된 C장과 자살관련 항목이 포함된 S장의 일부 질문을 연구에 사용하였다. 결 과 진단별로 신체 증상의 차이를 비교하였을 때, 주요우울장애에서는 흉통(p=0.016, 95%CI)이, 불안장애에서는 두통(p=0.004, 95%CI)과 묽은 변이나 설사를 나타내는 증상(p=0.018, 95%CI)이, 주요우울장애와 불안 장애의 중복진단군에서는 균형을 잡기 힘든 것(p=0.006), 기절할 것 같은 느낌(p=0.020, 95%CI), 기억을 잃음(p=0.034, 95%CI)의 증상이 유의하게 많았다. 자살 계획의 경우 통증 증상군에서 자살 계획이 있었던 군의 증상의 평균 개수가 계획이 없는 군에 비해 유의하게 높았다(p=0.026, 95%CI). 자살 시도의 경우 소화기 증상군(p=0.004, 95%CI) 및 가성신경학적 증상군(p=0.013, 95%CI) 에서 자살 시도가 있었던 군의 증상의 개수가 시도가 없었던 군에 비해 유의하게 높았다. 자살 사고, 자살 계획, 자살 시도로 갈수록 각 증상군의 신체 증상의 평균의 개수는 증가하는 경향성을 보였다. 결 론 본 연구는 불안장애와 주요우울장애의 신체증상의 특성에 차이가 있음을 보여주었으며, 증상의 개수가 자살 사고에서 자살 계획, 자살 시도로 진행되는 단계로 갈수록 증가하며 일부 증상군에서는 자살 계획과 자살 시도의 유무의 유의한 차이를 보여주는 것으로 나타났다. 이 결과는 비 정신과적 임상 현장에서 다양하고 많은 숫자의 신체 증상을 호소하는 환자의 경우 정신과적인 적극적인 평가 및 자살 위험도에 대한 적극적인 평가가 필요함을 시사한다.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.14-22
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• 1996

본 연구에서는 소아 청소년 진료를 전문으로 하는 서울소재 한 개인 신경정신과에 내원한 환자들의 내원시의 주문제, 진단 및 기타 관련 변인들의 분포와 관계를 알아보았다. 약 4년여 기간동안 내원한 18세이하의 환자 2785명의 병록지를 조사해본 결과 남아가 여아보다 2.7배 많았으며, 연령은 만 6세까지가 전체의 약 64%를 차지하였고 특히 만 3세까지가 가장 많았고 취학연령이후의 환자 수는 일정하게 감소하였다 형제 수는 평균 1.95명이었으며, 출생순위는 맏이의 비율이 가장높았다. 특히 형제수가 한명일 때의 남아, 형제수가 세명 혹은 그 이상일 때의 여아의 내원율이 높았다. 내원시의 주문제는 언어결함, 행동과잉, 자폐적 행동, 틱증상, 적대행동, 학습문제 등이 높은 빈도를 기록하였다 진단분포는 부모-자녀 문제, 정신지체, 발달성 언어장애, 반응성 애착장애, 기타 정서장애, 전반적 발달장애 등의 순서로 높은 빈도를 보였다. 실시된 치료의 종류로는 정신치료. 놀이치료, 부모면담, 작업치료. 언어치료의 순으로 빈도가 높았다. 이상의 결과를 최근의 선행 연구에서 보고된 연구결과들과 비교하고 논의하였다.