• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.67-75
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• 2002

연구목적：만성경련 환아의 가족 구성원들의 정신병리와 환아와의 관계를 평가하기 위해 본 연구를 실시하였다. 환아 어머니의 정신병리와 환아와의 관계 및 부부관계를 조사하였고, 환아 아버지와 타 형제들과 환아와의 관계를 조사하였으며, 부모와 아동사이의 의존성정도와 가족구조를 평가하였다. 연구방법：만성경련질환 환아40명과 성별-나이-학업수준이 일치하는 대조군 30명을 연구대상으로 하였다. 만성환아군은 12개월 이상 약물 치료를 받고 있는 정상지능의 일반학교를 다니는 특발성 경련질환아였고, 대조군은 특별한 신체질환이 없는 중간성적 정도의 초등중학생으로 하였다. $2{\sim}3$차례에 걸친 부모 및 환아 면담을 반구조화된 인터뷰로 실시하였고, 부모와 대조군에게 가정환경척도, 간이정신진단검사, 아동의존척도를 배부하여 평가하도록 하였다. 연구결과：두세 차례에 걸친 가족면담에서, 대조군에 비해 유의하게 높은 부모의 과보호, 형제간 적대감 표출 등의 문제를 환아군에서 확인할 수 있었으며, 부부간의 갈등도 대조군에 비해 유의하게 높았다. 가정환경 척도평가에서 대조군에 비해 감정표현영역, 성취지향성영역, 지적-문화적 태도 영역, 적극적 여가선용 영역에서 유의한 저하를 보였고, 의존성척도에서도 정감적 의존, 의사소통에서의 의존, 여행의 어려움 등이 환아군에서 유의하게 높았다. 환아모의 정신병리도 대조군에 비해 거의 모든 척도에서 유의하게 높았으며, $30{\sim}40$대 도시거주 여성과 비교한 T값을 기준으로 할 때 40%정도가 우울-불안장애의 위험성이 있었다. 결 론：만성경련 환아를 둔 가족내에서, 가족구조상의 문제, 가족내 갈등, 환아에 대한 과보호와 과의존, 모의 정신병리 등이 보다 뚜렷하게 높은 것으로 평가되었으며, 이러한 연구결과는 경련환아의 가족에 대한 적극적인 치료적 중재가 필요함을 시사하는 소견이라고 할 수 있다.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.72-80
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• 1995

Because the origins of stress are various, complex, and often indirectly-causing, reactions to stress are also various according to it's psychopathologies and mechanisms. For a proper management of stress, first of all accurate evaluation and diagnosis must be done. Then, treatment against the stress also can be considered, if necessary. In case of extreme stress, psychotropic drugs such as short-term anxiolytics or antidepressants can be used according to it's specific target symtoms. But long-term treatment of stress must be directed by increasing the individual's usual coping strategy or decreasing the externally causing stresses. Reactions to stress and drug interactions. which are not the whole of the biologic treatment strategy, are very important As a results, in our discussions, we ought to describe the issues by focusing the interactions between the drug and it's reaction to stress rather than the reaction to stress or drug itself and aimed at helping the proper treatment against the stress.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.133-145
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• 2018

Breastfeeding is highly recommended due to its benefits for both the infant and mother; however, most mothers predominantly use formula feed. Breastfeeding affords protection against a wide variety of medical conditions that may emerge at different time points over the lifespan, including hospital admissions for respiratory infections and neonatal fever, offspring childhood obesity, and cancer as well as cardiovascular disease, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes. Moreover, breastfeeding is expected to decrease the risk of adolescent depression and other psychopathologies. It is also important for the development of the gut, gut-brain axis, and immune system, and night-time breast milk is likely to have higher antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immune regulatory effects due to the impact of breast milk melatonin on the infant's developing microbiome and gut permeability. Melatonin can be added to a night-time-specific formula feed; however, it is not included in the Korean Food Additive Codex.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.95-100
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• 2015

Treatment of schizophrenia is one of the most challenging areas in the field of psychiatry. There has been much improvement in psycho-pharmacotherapy, and at present, psycho-pharmacotherapy along with milieu therapy and social rehabilitation is the standard first-line treatment for schizophrenia. Healing environment, a concept which has arisen from the architectural field, has similarities in meaning to milieu therapy in psychiatry. In other words, healing environment may be an encountering point between psychiatry and architecture. In this encountering, each field can understand each other and expand its concept to aid the treatment of schizophrenia and to plan the build-up of the entire environment considering its social and psychological effects. In this paper, we aim to establish the basic concept of healing environment to alleviate the psychopathologies in schizophrenic patients. We worked under the premise that physical setting affects human behavior and mind, and that physical setting should play a role as a medium with therapeutic potential for patients with medical problems. The aims of this paper are as follows. First, theoretical discussion of the concept and the constructs of healing environment : second, understanding of the schizophrenic symptoms that may be affected by supporting environment : and third, discussion of supporting environment that may alleviate the symptoms of schizophrenia.

• 셀메드
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.8.1-8.22
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• 2015

Medicinal uses of edible and other plants for prevention and cure of obesity and overweight associated metabolic and mental health problems have since long been known to scholars and practitioners of Ayurvedic and other traditionally known system of medicine. Modernized versions of numerous edible plant derived formulations mentioned in ancient Ayurvedic texts are at present some of the most popular, or best selling, herbal remedies in India and numerous other countries suffering from double burden of diseases caused by malnutrition and obesity. Preclinical and clinical information now available on edible plants and their bioactive constituents justify traditionally known medicinal uses of products derived from them for prevention and cure of obesity associated type-2 diabetes, psychopathologies and other health problems. Such information now available on a few edible Ayurvedic plants and their formulations and suggesting that their stress response regulating effects are involved in their broad spectrums of bioactivity profiles are summarized in this communication. Implications of recent physiological and pharmacological observations made with numerous phytochemicals isolated from edible plants for better understanding of traditionally known medicinal uses of herbal remedies are also pointed out.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.17-24
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• 2017

Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the mental health improvement program in Korean firefighters. Methods : A total of 502 firefighters working at Daegu, Ulsan and Gumi participated in the mental health improvement program for an 8-week period. The program included evaluation and counseling as well as psychoeducation for mental health awareness. Subjects were divided to two groups including the PTSD high risk group and PTSD non-high risk group. Results : The program resulted in a significant decrease in mean scores of depression and insomnia for all firefighters. PTSD high risk group showed a significantly higher level of depression, anxiety, and insomnia. Multiple logistic regression analysis with PTSD high risk group as a dependent variable indicated that moderate depression was a high-risk factor for PTSD in firefighters, as compared to no depression ; in addition, subthreshold and moderate insomnia was another risk factor. Conclusion : The evaluation and management of psychopathologies including depression and insomnia associated with traumatic events can be helpful to improve the mental health of firefighters.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.3-9
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• 2010

Even experienced clinicians have difficulties in diagnosing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) exactly, due to its diverse clinical features, which vary according to individuals, traumas, and various comorbid psychopathologies, and its related compensation issues. It is usually mandatory for clinicians and researchers to use screening and assessment tools when diagnosing and evaluating PTSD. To date, research has developed numerous PTSD screening and assessment tools ; therefore one of the cardinal issues is to select the best of the various tools, the one most suitable for the clinician's or researcher's purposes. This article reviews several currently-available subjective and objective instruments for the diagnosis and evaluation of PTSD and groups them according to whether they are Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders-Correspondent Measures ; PTSD-Focused, Non-DSM-Correspondent Measures ; or Empirically Derived Measures. We present the instruments' psychometric properties and scoring methods and describe their merits and weak points, focusing on their practical usage.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2019

한 종에 속하는 개체의 행동 양상은 다양한 변이를 가진다. 같은 종 내에서 다른 행동적 표현형이 유지되는 현상은 진화적으로 적소 특화나 빈도의존성 선택으로 설명할 수 있는데, 아직 명확하게 밝혀진 것은 아니다. 특히 극단적인 행동 양상으로서의 정신병리가 높은 비율로 관찰되는 현상은 진화심리학의 난제 중 하나다. 행동 양상의 다양한 변이 및 정신병리를 진화적인 견지에서 접근하기 위한 몇 가지 틀이 제안될 수 있을 것이다. 본 논문에서는 개체 간 행동 양상 변이에 관한 진화적 접근을 중심으로 동물 모델과 성격 요인모델, DSM-IV 다축 모델, FSD 모델, RDoC 모델 등을 간략하게 설명하고, 그 연구에 적용할 때 예상되는 장단점을 논의하고자 한다.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.107-112
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• 2011

Objective : This study aimed to ascertain the effect of interpersonal sensitivity/resilience on depression and anxiety in firefighters whose frequency of exposure to traumatic events is high. Method : A survey was performed and data related to 75 firefighters were analyzed. Questionnaires included the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R). To assess the susceptibility or protector roles with respect to psychopathology, the Interpersonal Sensitivity Measure (IPSM) and Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) were used. Results : The personality characteristic, interpersonal sensitivity (IPSM) showed a significant positive correlation with depression (BDI, r=0.557, p<0.001) and posttraumatic stress symptoms (IES-R, r=0.316 ; p<0.001). In contrast, resilience and symptom parameters (BDI, IES-R) were negatively correlated with each other, but not statistically significant. However, an adaptive factor for change, a third sub-factor of CD-RISC, had significant negative correlation with depression and anxiety symptoms (BDI, r=-0.275, p<0.005 ; IES-R, r=-0.254, p<0.005). Conclusion : The results of the present study showed that some personality traits may act as vulnerability or protective factors with respect to the psychopathologies of depression and anxiety.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2018

Objectives: This study aimed to develop the attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-After School Checklist (ASK) to evaluate the severity of ADHD symptoms and self-management ability in children and adolescents in South Korea. Additionally, we evaluated the reliability and validity of the scale. Methods: We developed the ASK to evaluate the effect of ADHD psychopathologies on self-management and interpersonal impulsivity. We investigated the reliability and validity of the scale with 1349 parents (male 56.9%; 1202 parents of non-ADHD children, 147 parents of children with ADHD) in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, Korea. Results: According to the construct validity test using principal constant analysis with the varimax rotation method, two factors explained 60.7% of the cumulative variance in ASK scores. Cronbach's alpha for the whole scale was 0.71. There was no statistical difference between mean ASK scores at test and retest. Mean total ASK scores of the ADHD group were significantly higher than those of the non-ADHD group (p<0.001). Conclusion: The ASK can be used as a reliable and valid tool to evaluate not only self-management capability of children and adolescents with ADHD in their academic and everyday life, but also their impulsiveness in interpersonal relationships.