• Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.314-324
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• 2018

Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze research and development projects in mental health services in Korea, using priority evaluation of mental health promotion policies to determine direction of the service. Methods: An online survey was conducted that targeted experts in the mental health service regarding promotion of mental health in Korea in 2016. The survey was based on 32 policy projects that resulted from 12 strategies according to 4 policy objectives. Results: Analysis of 32 mental health projects were assessed regarding the possibility of technology development success, magnitude of the ripple effect, and necessity of a national response. It was observed that 3 policy projects relevant to suicide, had a high relative priority. This was followed by policies for improvement of health insurance and the medical benefit cost system, and policies for reinforcement of crisis psychological support such as those for disaster victims. Conclusion: The prioritization of mental health services should place an emphasis on promotion of a healthy mental lifestyle, rehabilitation support for patients with serious mental illness, and reinforcement of social safety networks for suicide prevention.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2017

We reviewed the scientific literature on psychological effects of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNE) disaster, which is one of the biggest threat to modern society. CBRNE disaster has the potential to cause specific physical symptoms and psychological distress in victims ; moreover, various toxic symptoms and carcinogenesis/mutation would be an important issue. Bioterrorism can cause localized outbreaks of infectious disease or pandemic disaster. Somatization as well as posttraumatic stress symptoms and depression are the characteristic psychological symptoms in CBRNE disaster's victims. CBRNE disasters could lead to large-scale public fear and social chaos due to the difficulties involved in verifying the extent of exposure and unfamiliar area to the common people. In the evacuation process, problems associated with adjustment and conflict between victims and residents should be considered.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.358-362
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• 2011

The National Emergency Management Agency of South Korea has established a Disaster Victims Psychology Support Center. The Disaster Victims Psychology Support Center can enable victims who got psychological damage from disasters to return to their daily lives through healing activity, field visits and advice of experts. The previous Psychology Support Center System managed the information of disaster victims through an independent database. However, this paper proposes a system that is developed to identify medical institutions and mental health centers within a distance of radius, based on the potential Hot-Spot areas of disaster victims using the GIS Systems. The proposed system can efficiently support selection of appropriate institutions for disaster victims using their location and age, classification of damage, and damaged parts of the body. Also, this spatial analysis can assist to decide on a policy based on the location of disaster victims and the extent of damage. Therefore, this paper can provide the required information to support decision making based on the concentrated areas for disaster victims.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.308-314
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• 2018

Injury is a serious problem that not only causes death but also significantly degrades the quality of life of the people and causes loss of socioeconomic opportunities and costs. Damage occurs as a result of an accident. Among them, natural disasters and artificial disasters take lives of many people in a short time and threaten their physical and mental health. The United States has responded to the disaster by establishing relevant laws and regulations and a response system with the recognition that health is recognised soon to be as national security in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the Katrina disaster. It is necessary to build a knowledge infrastructure to train disaster response experts in public health area and to have health competence to cope with disasters.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.636-645
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• 2004

Purpose. A natural disaster negatively affects children's emotional and behavioral adjustment. The purpose of this paper was to examine the prevalence, symptoms, and correlates of PTSD after the occurrence of Typhoon Rusa. Method. 261 elementary school children living in Kimcheon, which was a devastated rural area in South Korea by Typhoon Rusa, were selected. Data were collected 4 months after the disaster using the PTSD Reaction Index categories recommended by Frederick, severity of PTSD. Results. 12.3% of the children had either moderate or severe PTSD symptoms; 22.7% reported mild symptoms; and the remaining 65% had sub-clinical symptoms of PTSD. The most frequent symptom was recurrenct fear(67.0%). 13% to 17.2% of children exhibited difficulty in concentration, sleep disturbance, and guilt feeling. The regression model of severity of PTSD was composed of the level of exposure to traumatic experiences, grade in school, gender, negative coping style, and social support, and explained 34.3% for PTSD symptoms. Exposure to traumatic experiences was the strongest factor of all predictors. Conclusion. Emotional support from friends and coping style were correlated with PTSD severity. School-based interventions that emphasizes coping with disaster related problems and problem-solving may prove to be useful, and may aid in building close and supportive ties with teachers, classmates, and friends.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.34-43
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• 2020

연구목적: 본 연구는 소방공무원 보건안전 및 복지기본계획, 그리고 매년 연도별 계획이 실질적으로 소방공무원의 보건과 복지에 기여하는지 여부를 실증검증하여 현재 계획에 근거한 정책들의 문제점과 개선방안을 도출하고자 하였다. 연구방법: 현황분석과 더불어 해당분야 전문가들로부터의 델파이분석기법에 의해 연구결과: 소방공무원 보건안전정책에서의 문제점으로 소방관 전문병원의 부재, 일선 소방서차원의 정신건강교육프로그램 미흡, 현장활동 위험평가 체계 미흡의 문제, 심신건강관리사업의 효과성 문제, 심신안정 프로그램의 내실화 부족, 정신건강관련 교육의 부재, 정신건강관련 프로그램 이용자의 은닉성 보장문제가 주요 문제점으로 도출되었으며, 소방공무원 복지정책에서의 문제점으로 부모소방관에 대한 지원부족, 퇴직소방관에 대한 노후설계대비 미흡, 여성소방관에 처우개선 미흡이 도출되었다. 결론: 개선방안으로 소방전문병원설립, 정신건강교육프로그램의 내실화 및 소방서내 CISD 리더 양성프로그램 마련, 재난현장 위험평가체계의 마련, 찾아가는 심리상담실사업등에 대한 효과성 측정등의 평가체계 도입, 수요자 만족도 조사등을 통한 프로그램 내실화, 정신건강관련 교육시스템 마련, 인사시스템 개선을 통한 은닉성 보장 방안, 육아 휴직제도 장려 및 소방서내 육아시설 도입, 퇴직소방관 활용 방안 수립 및 사업 활성화, 여성소방공무원을 위한 정책마련 방안이 도출되었다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.73-90
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 일본 재난관리 및 재난심리지원 체계를 살펴보고, 국내 재난심리지원체계의 구축 및 개선에 대한 시사점을 얻고자 한다. 이를 위해 일본과 한국의 재난심리지원 체계에 대한 국 내외 문헌을 중심으로 문헌연구가 이루어졌다. 일본에서는 대규모 재난 초동기에는 중앙에서 파견된 재난심리지원 인력인 재해파견정신의료팀(DPAT)에 의한 정신의료적 지원과 함께 적십자사에 의한 심리사회적 지원이 이루어지고, 재난 이후 중장기개입에 있어서는 마음케어센터에 의한 지원이 이루어지고 있다. 재난심리지원의 중앙 컨트롤타워 역할을 하는 재해시마음의정보지원센터는 재난정신건강정보지원시스템을 통해 전국적인 재난관련 데이터를 수집 분석 관리하여 전국적 수준에서 재난상황을 파악하고, 정보의 취합을 통해 중앙에서의 재난심리지원 활동을 관리한다. 일본 재난심리지원체계는 대규모 재난 시 마다 이를 계기로 하여 문제점들을 보완하고 수정하여 현재의 모습을 갖추어 왔다는 점에서 우리나라에 시사점을 준다. 연구결과에 기초하여 논의 및 시사점이 제시되었다.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.88-100
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• 2018

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to conduct a systematic review of studies investigating psychosocial factors affecting children exposed to disasters. Methods: In total, 140 studies were retrieved. The studies were published from 1988 to 2015. A systematic review was performed using the PRISMA guidelines. MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central, Web of Science, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Google Scholar were searched. Each database was searched using the following terms: 'Child,' 'Adolescent,' 'Youth,' 'Disaster,' 'Posttraumatic,' 'Psychosocial,' 'Assessment,' 'Evaluation,' and 'Screening.' The identified studies were subjected to data extraction and appraisal. Results: The database search identified 713 articles. Based on the titles and abstracts, the full texts of 118 articles were obtained. The findings of this review can be used as a basis for the design of a psychosocial evaluation tool for disaster preparedness. Conclusion: Given the paramount importance of post-disaster evaluation and the weaknesses of current disaster evaluation tools, the need to develop valid and reliable tools and psychometric evaluations cannot be overstated. Our findings provide current evidence supporting various assessments in children, who are very vulnerable psychologically following disasters.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.91-105
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• 2015

재난 경험자들의 정신건강은 개인적인 측면뿐만 아니라 재난 이후의 지역사회의 회복 측면에서 매우 중요하기 때문에 개인적 수준과 사회적 수준 양쪽에서 접근해야 한다. 또한 재난 경험자들을 이해하고 돕기 위해서는 PTSD, 우울, 불안과 같은 정신 건강 분야뿐만 아니라 심리적 및 사회적 자원 분야, 물질남용 및 중독 분야, 비재난스트레스 분야, 기능상태 분야 등 다양한 방면의 평가가 필요하다. 재난정신건강 평가를 위해서 최소한 1시간 이내에 평가할 수 있는 표준 버전과 30분을 넘지 않는 단축 버전과 같은 기본적인 패키지가 필요하다. 임상 현장보다 재난 현장에서 시간 및 비용이 더 중요한 요소이고 재난 현장의 특성상 실현 가능성도 고려하여야 하기 때문에 이 모두를 고려한 구성을 해야 한다. 적극적인 재난정신건강의 다면적 평가를 통해 조기에 위험군을 선별하고 이를 적절히 관리한다면 재난 이후에 발생하는 외상후스트레스후유증을 최소화할 수 있을 것이다.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.157-168
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• 2020

The number of disasters caused by natural or human-made events such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, typhoons, industrial disasters, and the recent outbreak of COVID-19 has increased and the damage caused by such disasters is increasing every year. Disasters can cause physical destruction and also have unexpected psychological impacts, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Ear acupuncture is a treatment modality that can be helpful for both physical and mental health problems. Since ear acupuncture is a cost-effective, flexible, and safe treatment tool, it has the potential to provide medical assistance in disasters. The National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) auricular acupuncture protocol, originally developed for addiction treatment, has been used for mental illness and behavioral symptoms in both community health settings and in a variety of disaster, terror, and refugee settings. In this review, we introduced the NADA protocol, including its history, features, training, clinical evidence, and cases in disaster settings, suggesting that the NADA protocol could be utilized as a disaster medical support model in Korean medicine.