Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (대한소아청소년정신의학회)
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Depression, Attachment and Addiction Problems in Runaway Youths

가출청소년에서 우울증상과 애착 및 중독문제

  • Ko, Miae (Department of Psychiatry, Seonam University School of Medicine, Myongji Hospital) ;
  • Hong, Minha (Department of Psychiatry, Seonam University School of Medicine, Myongji Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Young-Eun (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Ha, Juwon (Yonsei Forest Mental Health (Psychiatry) Clinic) ;
  • Lee, Sang Min (Department of Psychiatry, Konyang University College of Medicine, Konyang University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-Soo (Department of Psychiatry, Seonam University School of Medicine, Myongji Hospital)
  • 고미애 (서남대학교 의과대학 명지병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 홍민하 (서남대학교 의과대학 명지병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 김영은 (경희대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 하주원 (연세 숲 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 이상민 (건양대학교 의과대학 건양대학교병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 김현수 (서남대학교 의과대학 명지병원 정신건강의학과)
  • Received : 2016.07.04
  • Accepted : 2016.09.01
  • Published : 2016.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study investigated the relationship between depression, attachment and addiction problems in runaway youths. Methods: We sent a questionnaire package to 187 runaway youths in 18 adolescent shelters. The questionnaire package collected their sociodemographic data and included the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Inventory of Parent Attachment (IPA), Korean Internet Addiction Self-Scale (K-Scale), Korean version of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, and Korean version of the $Fagerstr{\ddot{o}}m$ Test for Nicotine Dependence. Results: The percentage of youth with depression was 28.8% (N=54). In the depression group, there were significantly more problematic alcohol users (53.06%, p=.0199) and significantly lower IPA scores (p=.0064). There was a significant negative correlation between depression and a IPA, and significant positive correlation between depression and the K-Scale. Conclusion: These results suggest that runaway youths with depression have more problematic alcohol drinking and attachment problems.

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