Korean Journal of Schizophrenia Research (대한조현병학회지)

Korean Society for Schizophrenia Research (대한조현병학회)
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Public Attention to Crime of Schizophrenia and Its Correlation with Use of Mental Health Services in Patients with Schizophrenia

조현병 환자의 범죄에 대한 대중의 관심과 조현병 환자의 정신의료서비스 이용과의 상관관계

  • Park, Hyunwoo (Department of Psychiatry, Yong-In Mental Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Yu-Sang (Department of Psychiatry, Yong-In Mental Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Sang Yup (Department of Communication, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Seungyeoun (Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Sejong University) ;
  • Hong, Kyung Sue (Department of Psychiatry, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center) ;
  • Koike, Shinsuke (University of Tokyo Institute for Diversity and Adaptation of Human Mind (UTIDAHM), University of Tokyo) ;
  • Kwon, Jun Soo (Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • 박현우 (용인정신병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 이유상 (용인정신병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 이상엽 (연세대학교 언론홍보영상학부) ;
  • 이승연 (세종대학교 수학통계학부) ;
  • 홍경수 (성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 정신건강의학교실) ;
  • ;
  • 권준수 (서울대학교 의과대학 정신건강의학교실)
  • Received : 2019.07.17
  • Accepted : 2019.09.28
  • Published : 2019.10.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was performed to examine the effects of the public attention to 'crime of schizophrenia' on the use of mental health services in patients with schizophrenia using big data analysis. Methods: Data on the frequency of internet searches for 'crime of schizophrenia' and the patterns of mental health service utilization by patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders by month were collected from Naver big data and the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Services in Korea, respectively. Their correlations in the same and following month for lagged effect were examined. Results: The number of outpatients correlated negatively with public attention to 'crime of schizophrenia' in the same month. The lagged relationship between public attention and the number of admissions in psychiatric wards was also found. In terms of sex differences, the use of outpatient services among female patients correlated negatively with public attention in the same month while the number of male patients' admissions in both same and following month correlated positively with public attention. Conclusion: These findings suggested that public attention to 'crime of schizophrenia' could negatively affect illness behavior in patients with schizophrenia.

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