• 생물정신의학
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.187-194
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• 2015

Objectives To examine direct causes of attempted suicides, methods adopted to commit suicide, and psychiatric diagnoses among suicide attempters in South Korea. Methods A total of 1359 suicide attempters who had visited emergency department of 17 medical centers due to suicide attempt from May 2013 to Nov 2013 were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaires. Results Psychiatric symptoms were the most common cause of suicide attempts (62.2%), followed by interpersonal relationships (24.4%). Women attempted suicide more often for interpersonal reasons, whereas men were more likely to do so for financial and job-related reasons. Half of participants (55.8%) attempted suicide by drug intoxication, which was more prevalent among females and those who had previous history of psychiatric disease or previous suicide attempt. Men were more likely to use more lethal methods such as pesticide poisoning and gas inhalation than women. Pesticide poisoning was also prevalent among the elderly group and the rural population. Near ninety-five percent (94.5%) of participants received a psychiatric diagnosis : the most frequent diagnosis was depressive disorder. Conclusions This is the first nationwide study of cases of attempted suicide. When stratified by age groups, gender, urbanicity, living alone or not, presence of physical illness, previous psychiatric history, and previous suicide attempt, there were significant differences with respect to causes, methods of attempted suicides and psychiatric diagnoses of suicide attempters.

• 아시안잔디학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.221-229
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• 2004

경북지방에서 분리한 곤충병원성곰팡이 Beauveria bassiana와 Metarhizium anisopliae를 이용하여 나비목 해충인 거세미나방 (Agrotis segetum), 배추흰나비 (Artogeia rapae), 도둑나방 (Mamestra brassicae), 배추좀나방(Plutella xylostella), 파밤나방 (Spodoptera exigua), 담배거세미나방 (S. litura)의 생물적 방제 가능성을 알아보기 위하여 실험한 결과, 거세미나방 2$\cdot$3령충에 대하여 B. bassiana와 M. anisopliae의 반수치사농도 ($LC_50$)는 접종7일 후에 각각 $4.3\times10^6\;conidia/m\ell$와 $2.4\times10^5\;conidia/m\ell$였다. 배추흰나비 2$\cdot$3령충에 대한 B. bassiana와 M. anisopliae의 $LC_50$는 접종 7일 후에 각각 $1.2\times10^7\;conidia/m\ell$와 $5.2\times10^6\;conidia/m\ell$였다. 도둑나방 2$\cdot$3령충에 대한 B. bassiana와 M. anisopliae의 $LC_50$는 접종 7일 후에 각각 $1.5\times10^6\;conidia/m\ell$와 $9.7\times10^5\;conidia/m\ell$였고, 배추좀나방 2$\cdot$3령충에 대한 B. bassiana와 M. anisopliae의 $LC_50$는 각각 $3.0\times10^6\;conidia/m\ell$와 $1.4\times10^6\;conidia/m\ell$였다. 파밤나방 2$\cdot$3령충에 대한 B. bassiana와 M. anisopliae의 $LC_50$는 접종 7일 후에 각각 $6.3\times10^6\;conidia/m\ell$와 $2.6\times10^6\;conidia/m\ell$였고, 담배거세미나방 2$\cdot$3령충에 대한 B. bassiana와 M. anisopliae의 $LC_50$는 각각 $1.6\times10^7\;conidia/m\ell$와 $3.4\times10^6\;conidia/m\ell$였다.