• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.421-425
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• 2012

Cancer can be a major cause of poverty. This may be due either to the costs of treating and managing the illness as well as its impact upon people's ability to work. This is a concern that particularly affects countries that lack comprehensive social health insurance systems and other types of social safety nets. The ACTION study is a longitudinal cohort study of 10,000 hospital patients with a first time diagnosis of cancer. It aims to assess the impact of cancer on the economic circumstances of patients and their households, patients' quality of life, costs of treatment and survival. Patients will be followed throughout the first year after their cancer diagnosis, with interviews conducted at baseline (after diagnosis), three and 12 months. A cross-section of public and private hospitals as well as cancer centers across eight member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will invite patients to participate. The primary outcome is incidence of financial catastrophe following treatment for cancer, defined as out-of-pocket health care expenditure at 12 months exceeding 30% of household income. Secondary outcomes include illness induced poverty, quality of life, psychological distress, economic hardship, survival and disease status. The findings can raise awareness of the extent of the cancer problem in South East Asia and its breadth in terms of its implications for households and the communities in which cancer patients live, identify priorities for further research and catalyze political action to put in place effective cancer control policies.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.58-69
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• 2017

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly prevalent, impairing, and comorbid disorder that persists into adulthood. ADHD should be diagnosed in the same manner as other common adult mental health disorders. The three most important components in the comprehensive evaluation of patients with ADHD are the clinical interview, medical examination, and completion and scoring of behavior rating scales. The diagnostic evaluation of ADHD should include questions about the symptoms, family history, prior evaluation and treatment of ADHD, as well as other problems including alcohol and drug use. Screening interviews or rating scales, as well as interviews, should be used. When it is feasible, clinicians may wish to supplement these components of the evaluation with the objective assessments of the ADHD symptoms, such as through psychological tests. These tests are not essential to reaching a diagnosis, however, or to treatment planning, but may yield further information about the presence and severity of cognitive impairments that could be associated with some cases of ADHD. As comorbidity is the rule rather than the exception, clinicians should carefully screen for comorbid disorders as part of a comprehensive assessment of ADHD. To receive a diagnosis of ADHD, the person must be experiencing significant distress or impairment in his or her daily functioning, and must not meet the criteria for other mental disorders which might better account for the observed symptoms, such as mental retardation, autism or other pervasive developmental disorders, mood disorders and anxiety disorders. This report aims to suggest practice guidelines for the assessment and diagnosis of children, adolescents and adults with ADHD in Korea.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제31권
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• pp.19.1-19.7
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• 2016

A large portion of the Korean population has been exposed to toxic humidifier disinfectants (HDs), and considering that the majority of the victims are infants, the magnitude of the damage is expected to be considerably larger than what has currently been revealed. The current victims are voicing problems caused by various diseases, including but not limited to lung, upper respiratory tract, cardiovascular, kidney, musculoskeletal, eye, and skin diseases, etc. However, there has been difficulty in gaining validation for these health problems and identifying causal relationships due to lack of evidence proving that toxic HD is the specific causes of extrapulmonary diseases such as allergic rhinitis. Furthermore, the victims and bereaved families of the HD case have not received any support for psychological distress such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, feelings of injustice, and anger caused by the trauma. In addition, because the underlying mechanisms of the toxic materials within the HDs such as polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate, poly(oxyalkylene guanidine) hydrochloride, chloromethylisothiazolinone /methylisothiazolinone have yet to be determined, the demand for information regarding the HD issue is growing. The victims of the HD cases require support that goes beyond financial aid for medical costs and living expenses. There is a desperate need for government-led integrated support centers that provide individualized support through health screenings; in other words, we need an integrated facility that provides the appropriate social support to allow the victims to recover their physical and mental health, so as to well prepare them to return to a normal life. The implementation of such a plan requires not only the close cooperation between those departments already directly involved such as the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, but also active support on a national scale from pan-governmental consultative bodies.

• 한국인구학
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.115-142
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• 2006

본 연구의 목적은 조손가족의 사회적 지지 실태와 사회적 지지가 조부모외 신체 및 정신건강에 어떤 영향을 미치는지 규명하는데 있다. 미성년 손자녀를 양육하고 있는 대전지역 조손가족 조부모 141명이 연구대상이었다. 분석결과 조손가족은 주로 공적 지지망에 의지하고 있는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 응답자 중 82.3%가 한 가지 활동 이상에 제약이 있을 정도로 조부모의 신체건강이 문제가 있었으며, CES-D로 측정된 우울정도는 평균 27.4로 중등도외 심리적 고통을 느끼는 심각한 수준으로 나타났다. 인구사회학적 특성과 스트레스 요인 중 조부모외 성별, 자녀수, 가사일 부담이 신체적 건강상태를 나타내는 일상활동제약의 유의미한 예측변인이었고 월평균소득, 손자녀 양육기간, 자녀수, 경제적 곤란, 가사일 부담, 사회적 제약이 조부모의 정신건강을 나타내는 우울 정도의 유의미한 예측변인이었다. 사회적 지지와 관련해서는 친구 혹은 이웃으로부터의 지원에 대해 양적으로 충분하다고 여길수록, 친구 혹은 이웃으로부터의 지원에 대해 만족할수록, 종교단체로부터의 지원에 대해 만족할수록 일상활동 제약이 유의미하게 덜 한 것으로 나타났고, 친구 혹은 이웃으로부터의 받는 지원유형수가 많을수록, 사회복지기관으로부터 받는 지원유형수가 많을수록 우울정도가 유의미하게 높았으며, 정부로부터의 지원에 대해 만족할수록 우울정도가 유의미하게 낮은 것으로 밝혀졌다. 연구결과를 토대로 조손가족을 대상으로 하는 정책적, 실천적 함의가 제시되었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.837-840
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• 2015

Background: The disclosure of a diagnosis of cancer is complex, particularly in older patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between age and not knowing the diagnosis, and its impact on mood. Materials and Methods: The study included 70 patients with various types of solid and hematologic cancer in early stages, which were followed up in an outpatient oncology/hematology clinic in Turkey between January, 2014 and June, 2014. Initially the caregivers of patients were asked whether the patients knew their diagnosis or not. A questionnaire for the Geriatric Depression Scale was then administered to the patients. Patient age, gender, marital status and education level were noted and analyzed with respect to knowing the diagnosis and depression. Results: Of the 70 patients, 40% of them were female. The mean age was $68.2{\pm}8.9$. The rate of the patients who does not know their diagnosis was 37.1% (n=26). The overall depression rate with GDS was found 37.1% (n=26) among the participants. There was no association with knowing the diagnosis (p=0.208) although the association between not knowing the diagnosis and age was significant (p=0.01). Conclusions: In this study we revealed no association between not knowing the diagnosis and depression in elderly patients. Contrary to what some has thought, the patient is not protected from psychological distress by not being informed about the diagnosis. We believe this study and similar ones will help to discuss and further explore patient autonomy, the principle of respect to self-determination and end of life issues in different cultures.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제12권12호
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• pp.93-100
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• 2014

Purpose - This study investigated the effect of the negative affect on compulsive buying and the interaction effect of the negative affect depending on the level of mindfulness. Compulsive buying is defined as chronic, repetitive purchasing that becomes an overlearned and automatic way to cope with negative feelings, and compulsive buyers may be particularly susceptible to cognitive narrowing when shopping. Mindfulness may be defined as a coordinative regulatory process to increase the level of attention by recognizing the present experiences non-judgmentally. Hence, mindfulness can be related with negative psychological results such as general mental distress, especially compulsive buying. The purpose of the current study is to examine the relationship between compulsive buying and mindfulness. In another words, this study investigated the effect of the internal regulatory mechanism (that is, mindfulness) on the mental disorder resulting from negative affect in the area of consumption (that is, compulsive buying). Research design, data, and methodology - One hundred and twenty-five college students were recruited for this study. The subjects were classified into two groups according to the degree of the negative affect (High Negative Affect Group vs. Low Negative Affect Group) by the mean value of negative affect (=2.47). The subjects were classified into two other groups according to the degree of mindfulness (High Mindfulness Group vs. Low Mindfulness Group) by the mean value of mindfulness (= 3.47). To analyze the effect of negative affect on compulsive buying, the degree of compulsive buying of the High and Low Negative Affect Groups were compared. To examine the moderating effect of mindfulness by using factorial design, the interaction effect of the negative affect (High vs. Low) and the mindfulness (High vs. Low) were analyzed. Results - The degree of the compulsive buying was higher when the degree of the negative affect was higher than lower (3.06High Negative Affect Group vs. 2.87Low Negative Affect Group, p=.014). The difference in the degree of the compulsive buying was larger when the degree of the mindfulness was lower than higher. In other words, the interaction effect of the negative affect and the mindfulness on the compulsive buying could be found (F(1,124)=10.098, p<.01). Conclusions - The results of the current study showed that the compulsive buying is influenced by the negative affect and that the effect of the negative affect on the compulsive buying varies depending on the level of the mindfulness. These results can be interpreted to imply that consumers who are in a state of high mindfulness pay attention to every minute of experience and activate the coordinatory function and that, eventually, habitual and reflective responses such as compulsive buying are restricted. It is concluded that consumers' mindfulness can facilitate the self-regulatory responses and alleviate the influence of negative affect on compulsive buying. Based on these results, the theoretical and practical implications of this research were discussed and the limitations and future research areas were suggested.

• 감성과학
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.3-12
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• 2014

기부 광고가 기부의향을 효과적으로 촉진시키기 위해서는 목표 청중이 동정심, 공감이나 심리적 불편감 등의 정서를 느끼도록 하는 전략이 필요한 것으로 알려졌다. 선행연구들은 기부 광고에 의해서 유발되는 정서적 경험에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 요인으로 광고의 언어적 요소인 메시지의 속성(구체성과 정서가)과 그에 따른 심리적 반응(심상 유발과 주의 집중)을 제안한다. 기부 광고를 처리하는 심리적 기제를 이해하기 위해서, 본 연구는 선행 연구들을 근거로 '기부 광고의 메시지 속성 (메시지의 구체성과 정서가) ${\rightarrow}$ 심상 유발과 주의 집중 ${\rightarrow}$ 정서적 경험 ${\rightarrow}$ 기부의향'의 개념적 모형을 제안하였다. 이와 같은 개념적 모형 중 본 연구는 메시지의 구체성과 정서가가 (1) 심상 유발과 주의 집중에 미치는 영향을 ERP로 측정하고, (2) 기부의향에 미치는 영향을 기부의향금액을 측정하여 실증적으로 검증하고자 했다. 그 결과, 구체적인 메시지는 추상적인 메시지에 비해서 심상을 더 유발시키며, 부정적인 메시지는 긍정적인 메시지에 비해서 더 많은 주의를 불러일으키는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 또한 메시지가 구체적이면서 부정적일 경우, 기부희망금액이 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.89-96
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• 1997

SLE 환자들에서 인지기능의 장애가 있는지를 알아보기 위해서 신경정신과적 병력이 없는 내과 외래 SLE 환자 20명과 정상 대조군 20명을 대상으로 전산화 신경인지기능 검사인 Vienna test system을 시행하고 이를 인지기능에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 임상 변인들과의 연관성을 분석하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1) SLE 환자군과 정상 대조군의 신경인지기능 검사의 각 항목 비교 인식력 검사항목에서 SLE 환자군은 정상 대조군에 비해 정확하게 응답한 반응수가 적었으며 '예'와 '아니오' 중 '아니오'를 정확하게 반응한 수도 적었다. 또한 '예'와 '아니오'에 대해 각각 정확한 반응을 하는 평균 반응시간이 길었으며 검사소요 시간도 길었다. 주의력 검사항목에서는 SLE 환자군이 정상 대조군에 비해 정확하게 응답한 반응수가 적었고, 평균 반응시간이 길었다. 그러나, corsi단기 기억력 검사항목에서는 시각적 단기 기억력 범위와 정확하게 맞춘 총 응답수에서 두군 간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 표준도형 지능검사항목에서 SLE 환자군은 정상 대조군에 비해 정확하게 응답한 반응수가 적었다. 신경행동학적 인지상태 검사중 기억력 항목에서 SLE 환자군은 정상 대조군에 비해 유의하게 낮은 점수를 보였다. 2) 신경인지기능의 각 항목과 환자군의 연령, 교육연한, SLE 질환 활성도(SLE Disease Activity Index), 우울 증상의 정도, 항 ds-DNA항체. 보체 C3/C4, 스테로이드의 용량 등의 임상 변인들과의 상관관계를 비교하였을 때 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. 이상의 결과에서 질환 활성도가 낮은 SLE환자들은 과거 신경정신과적 증상의 병력이 없고 병의 이환 기간이 비교적 짧음에도 불구하고 인지기능의 장애를 나타내었다. 그리고 이는 기타 장기의 침범으로 인한 비특이적 영향이 아닌 중추신경계의 침범에 의한 것으로 보이며 우울정도나 스테로이드 용량에 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 생각된다.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.224-252
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• 2010

Objective : The purpose of this study is to investigate tinnitus of Plain Questions $\ll$素問$\gg$ and Miraculous Pivot $\ll$靈樞$\gg$. Methods : We conducted a study on the original text paragraphs of Internal Classic $\ll$內經$\gg$ containing the tinnitus and analysis of Yang, Ma, Zhang, Wang etc. We drew a parallel between tinnitus from Internal Classic $\ll$內經$\gg$ and matching diagnoses from western medicine. Results : The results were as follows. 1. Tinnitus in Plain Questions $\ll$素問$\gg$Tong Pyeong Heo Sil Ron <通評虛實論> was similar to the symptoms of diabetes mellitus complication and schizophreniform disorder in western medicine. 2. Liver fire tinnitus in Plain Questions $\ll$素問$\gg$ Yuk Won Jeong Gi Dae Ron <六元正紀大論> was similar to the symptoms of psychological distress in western medicine. 3. Phlegm fire tinnitus in Plain Questions $\ll$素問$\gg$ Ji Jin Yo Dae Ron <至眞要大論> was similar to the symptoms of meniere's disease and malfunction of autonomic nervous system in western medicine. 4. Blood deficiency tinnitus in Miraculous Pivot $\ll$靈樞$\gg$ Sa Gi Jang Bu Byeong Hyeong <邪氣藏府病形> was similar to the symptoms of anemia in western medicine. 5. Tinnitus in Miraculous Pivot $\ll$靈樞$\gg$ Gyeong Geun <經筋> was similar to the myofacial pain syndrome of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the masseter muscle in western medicine. 6. Gallbladder deficiency tinnitus in Miraculous Pivot $\ll$靈樞$\gg$ Gwol Hyeong <厥病> was similar to the symptoms of otitis media and labyrinthitis in western medicine. 7. Kidney deficiency tinnitus in Miraculous Pivot $\ll$靈樞$\gg$ Gyeol Gi <決氣> and Hai Ron <海論> was similar to the symptoms of degenerative auditory organ in western medicine. 8. Tinnitus in Internal Classic $\ll$內經$\gg$ showed close relations with the symptoms of the wind character. Conclusion : We analyzed the original text paragraphs of Internal Classic $\ll$內經$\gg$ and explanations about tinnitus. Further studies are needed to compare oriental medicine and western medicine diagnoses to develop better treatments for tinnitus.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.12-19
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• 2015

연구목적 이 연구는 외상성 뇌손상 환자들 중 금전적 보상 추구 여부에 따라 나타난 성격평가질문지(PAI) 결과의 특징에는 어떠한 차이가 있는지 알아보기 위하여 실시되었다. 방 법 일 대학병원 정신건강의학과에 내원하여 PAI를 실시한 외상성 뇌손상 환자들을 대상으로 보상추구 여부에 따라 보상집단(N=22)과 치료집단(N=14)으로 나누어 각 집단의 PAI 전체척도와 하위척도 프로파일을 비교분석하였다. 결 과 타당성척도에서 보상집단은 치료집단에 비해 부정적 인상 척도(NIM)점수는 유의하게 높았고, 긍정적 인상척도(PIM)점수는 유의하게 낮았다. 전체 임상척도에서 보상집단은 치료집단보다 신체적 호소(SOM), 불안(ANX), 불안관련 장애(ARD), 우울(DEP), 정신분열병(SCZ) 척도에서 유의하게 높은 점수를 보였다. 하위 임 상척도에서 보상집단은 치료집단보다 신체화(SOM-C), 정서적 불안(ANX-A), 공포증(ARD-P), 우울(DEPC, A, P), 초조성(MAN-I), 과경계(PAR-H), 사고장애 및 정신병적 경험(SCZ-T, P), 정서적 불안정 및 부정적 부정적 관계(BOR-A, N), 자극추구(ANT-S) 척도에서 유의하게 높은 점수를 보였다. 보조척도에서 보상집단이 치료집단보다 자살관념(SUI), 비지지(NON), 신체적 공격(AGG-P) 척도 점수가 유의하게 높았고, 치료거부척도(RXR) 점수는 유의하게 낮았다. 결 론 외상성 뇌손상 환자 중 보상추구 여부에 따라 PAI 상에서 타당도와 대부분의 전체 및 하위 임상척도에서 유의한 차이가 있었으며 보상집단은 증상을 더욱 과장하고 부정적으로 왜곡하는 반응을 나타냈다.