• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.34-42
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• 2005

Purposes: The purposes of this study were ① to identify the rate of suicide attempts, and ② to investigate relevant variables(family dynamic environment, personality factors) and risk factors for attempting suicide among Korean adolescents. Method: Data were collected through a questionnaire survey. Internal consistencies for this questionnaire ranged from 0.63 to 0.88. Nine hundred and twenty two adolescents were surveyed (delinquent : 367, student : 555), using a proportional stratified random sampling method. Statistical methods employed were chi-square, t-test, and logistic regression analysis. Results: ① The rate of suicide attempts was 10.8％ for the total sample, and the delinquents(19.6％) had a higher rate of suicide attempts than the students(5.1％). ② Adolescents attempting suicide had a greater dysfunctional family dynamic environment and more maladaptive personality than those who did not attempt suicide. ③ Risk factors for suicide attempts among Korean adolescents were way of coping, psychosomatic symptoms, and parental child-rearing attitudes, in that order. Conclusions: Suicide and suicidal behaviors are multifaceted events. For suicide prevention, there is a need to make an independent assessment of the variables such as familial problems, personality and dynamic environment of the families of the adolescents.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.33-40
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• 2020

Objectives: There is an increasing number of North Korean adolescents in South Korea. These adolescents need clinical attention as they experience a high risk of suicidal behavior because of the childhood adversity and acculturative challenges that they face before and after arriving in South Korea. This study assessed the risk of suicide attempts among North Korean adolescents compared to South Korean adolescents, and investigated the contributing factors for each group. Methods: We used data from the Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey (KYRBS) spanning 2011 to 2018, in which 404 adolescents had a father and/or mother who was a North Korean native. Data on 1,212 propensity-matched South Korean adolescents were extracted from the 2011 to 2018 KYRBS. Prevalence was calculated and compared by group. Separate odds ratios were calculated by group. Results: The North Korean group had a significantly higher suicide attempt rate [unadjusted odds ratio (OR)=8.27; adjusted OR=8.45]. Multivariate analysis indicated that having a low or high socioeconomic status and depressive symptoms were significantly associated with suicide attempts in North Korean adolescents, while being female, having a high socioeconomic status, alcohol use, and depressive symptoms were significantly related to suicide attempts in South Korean adolescents. Conclusion: The results found similarities and differences in the factors associated with the likelihood of suicide attempts in the two groups. From these results, different approaches are needed when planning interventions for each group.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.8-19
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• 2020

연구목적 본 연구에서는 정신과 외래 환자 중 자살 고위험 집단인 자살 사고, 자살 시도, 비자살적 자해 및 일반 정신과 환자 집단의 감별 시 MMPI-2-RF가 변별 도구로써 활용될 수 있는지 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 모든 대상자는 한양대학교 구리병원에 정신과적 진료를 내원한 환자로, 정신건강의학과 전문의로부터 DSM-5에 근거한 진단을 받았고, 이들의 의무기록을 후향적으로 검토하여 네 집단(자살 사고, 자살 시도, 비자살적 자해, 통제집단으로 일반 정신과 환자)으로 분류하였다. 총 112예가 분석에 포함되었다. 수집된 자료를 분석하기 위해 기술 통계 분석, 성별을 공변인으로 한 다변량 공분산분석(MANCOVA)를 통해 집단 간 차이를 알아보고자 하였다. 결 과 연구 결과, 비임상군인 대학생을 대상으로 한 기존 선행 연구와 마찬가지로, 임상군인 정신과 외래 내원 환자들 중에서도 자살 고위험군이 저위험군에 비해 높은 정서적/내재화 문제(EID), 무력감/무망감(HLP), 자살/죽음 사고(SUI), 의기소침(RCd), 인지적 증상 호소(COG), 냉소적 태도(RC3), 역기능적 부정 정서(RC7)와 부정적 정서성/신경증(NEGE-r) 점수를 보였다. 하지만 자살에 대한 위험성이 높은 환자들을 자살 사고, 자살 시도, 비자살적 자해를 시도하는 개인들 총 세 집단으로 나누어 분석하였을 때, 세 집단 모두를 변별할 수 있는 변인은 관찰되지 않았다. 다만, 자살 시도 집단 및 비자살적 자해 집단이 일반 정신과 환자 집단에 비해 높은 행동화/외현화(BXD), 반사회적 행동(RC4), 공격성(AGG) 등을 보였으나, 자살 사고 집단과 일반 정신과 환자 집단 사이에는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결 론 본 연구는 MMPI-2-RF가 임상군인 정신과 외래 내원 환자들 중 자살 위험이 높은 환자들을 자살사고, 자살 시도, 비자살적 자해 세 집단으로 구분했을 때, 이 세 집단을 변별할 수 있는 유용한 진단적 도구로써 기능할 수 있는지 확인해보고자 하였으나, 세 집단 모두를 변별해주는 요인은 관찰되지 않았다. 이에, 세 집단 간변별에는 MMPI-2-RF가 진단적으로 유용하지 않을 것으로 시사된다. 다만, 자살 사고 집단에서는 차이가 나타나지 않았으나 자살 시도 및 비자살적 자해 집단에서는 통제군인 일반 정신과 환자들에 비해 높은 공격성과 행동화가 나타나, 자살 사고가 실제 자살 시도로 이행되는 과정에서 이러한 지표들이 위험성을 판단할 수 있는 조기변별 지표로서 기능할 수 있을 것으로 보인다.

• 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.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.8-16
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• 2021

Purpose: This study was conducted to analyze the social factors influencing the 'authenticity of suicidal ideation' based post-suicidal care programs in emergency departments (EDs). Methods: This retrospective study was an analysis using the data of patients who had attempted suicide and visited the ED in tertiary urban hospitals from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2018. The variables examined included gender, age, history of previous psychiatric disease, suicide method, and the number of previous attempts. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors influencing the registration rate for the community-based post-suicide care program. Results: Overall,1,460 suicides were analyzed, 177 (1.16%) showed a high authenticity of suicide. The social factors influencing the authenticity of suicide intent were the unmarried status of men and women, joblessness, history of mental illnesses, more than two previous suicide attempts, the influence of alcohol, and an attempt to commit suicide after midnight more specifically between 24:00 to 6:00 hours in the morning (p<.05). The factors influencing the severity of the condition of high authenticity suicide patients were low Glasgow coma scores (12 points or less), lactate levels, and oxygen saturation observed in the patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit for treatment and died (p<.05). Conclusion: The need for evidence-based preventive measures and early assessment tools at the emergency medicine level is emphasized to reduce the rate of suicide attempts. If the results of this study are used in the management of suicide prevention, the evaluation of the authenticity of suicide intent will be more likely to be made at the emergency medicine level, allowing the severity to be assessed earlier.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.100-106
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• 2015

연구목적 한국에서 자살률의 높은 상승은 주로 남성과 노인에 집중되어 있다. 특히 65세 이상 노인 인구에서의 자살률은 OECD 가입 국가들 중 가장 높았다. 이 연구는 응급실에 내원한 노인 자살시도자들의 인구사회학적 특징과 임상적 특징을 알아보기 위하여 실시되었다. 방 법 2013년 6월과 2015년 7월까지 인제의대 일산백병원의 응급실을 방문한 총 336명의 20세 이상 성인과 노인 자살시도자들을 대상으로 실시되었다. 자살시도자들의 의무기록을 후향적으로 분석하여 노인과 성인의 사회인구학적, 임상적 특징을 비교 분석하였다. 결 과 연구기간 동안 71명의 노인, 265명의 성인 자살시도자들이 응급실을 내원하였다. 노인 자살시도자들의 자살방법은 약물중독, 몸맴, 자상, 투신 순이었으며 성인보다 상대적으로 높은 치명도를 나타내었다. 또한 과거 정신과 장애는 노인 자살시도자들보다 성인 자살시도자들에서 더 흔하였다. 결 론 본 연구 결과는 응급실을 내원한 노인 자살시도자들의 임상적 특징을 제시하고 있으며, 이를 통해 노인 자살시도자들이 높은 치명도를 보이는 자살시도방법을 사용하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 향후 효과적인 노인 자살방지 프로그램 개발을 위한 더 많은 연구가 필요할 것이다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제10권11호
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• pp.525-533
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• 2012

본 연구는 대학생의 자살행동(자살생각, 자살계획, 자살시도)의 실태를 파악하고 이에 영향을 미치는 요인을 규명하는 것으로 목적으로 시행된 서술적 조사연구이다. 분석을 위해 2012년 4월 2일부터 4월 21일까지 대전과 충청지역 대학생 421명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 이중 불성실한 응답자를 제외한 384부의 설문지를 분석하였으며, SPSS 통계 프로그램을 이용하여 분석하였다. 연구결과 대학생의 평생 자살생각률 32.3%, 자살계획률 4.7%, 자살시도율 3.0%이었으며 자살생각이 자살계획 및 자살시도를 예측할 수 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 자살생각, 자살계획, 자살시도에 공통적이며 주요한 위험요인으로 나타난 우울증에 대해 경도이상의 우울증을 경험하는 대학생이 42.2%였다. 이에 자살을 방지하기 위해서는 자살생각과 우울증의 관리가 요구된다. 자살방지를 위해서는 자살생각 및 우울증 있는 대상자의 선별검사의 제도화, 과거 자살시도자, 자살자 주위 사람에 대한 전문적 사후관리, gatekeeper 활용 및 자살위험행동에 대한 매뉴얼 개발, 사전관리를 위한 정신건강프로그램, 언론매체의 신중한 보도 등의 노력이 이루어져야 하겠다.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.10-18
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• 2013

The increasing suicide rate is a serious problem in Korea. Because of increased awareness of suicidality as a problem and because completed suicide is the fourth leading cause of death, it is very important to assess the risk of suicide. The purpose of this review is to provide a systematic examination of predictive validity of measures of suicidal ideation and behavior. A number of instruments are described as useful for identifying individuals "at high risk" for suicidal behavior. However, the predictive validity for most suicide measures has not been established. The present review only includes suicide assessment instruments with published predictive validity. In addition to evaluating the suicide assessment with respect to predictive validity, the present review describes and summarizes the psychometric properties of each measure. In conclusion, because of the complexity of studying the risk of suicide and the paucity of well-designed studies, it is extremely difficult to compare and generalize these findings. In addition, only a few instruments, such as the Scale for Suicide Ideation, Suicide Intent Scale and the Beck Hopelessness Scale, have been found to be significant risk factors for completed suicide. Another problem in the field involves that there have been few suicide measures designed for elderly populations. Clearly, future research is needed to investigate the predictive validity of standardized measures for completed suicide, especially targeting elderly populations.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.28-37
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• 2015

Objectives: Among the Korean elderly (those 65 years of age and older), the suicide rate is 80.3/100 000 people, which is ten times higher than the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development average. Because South Korea is rapidly becoming an aging population, this high elderly suicidal rate will only get worse. Although the size of the elderly suicide problem is quite large, previous research in South Korea has surveyed restricted areas and not the entire country. Even though the factors that affect elderly suicide are complicated, there has been little research into these influencing factors. Thus, this research uses the national survey data (Community Health Survey) that was obtained in 2009. Additionally, we analyze factors affecting elderly suicidal ideation and attempts as well as the paths of these effects. Methods: Community Health Survey data obtained by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2009 was used for this study. We additionally examined the factors that affect suicide with chi-squared tests, t-tests, Pearson's correlation test, and path analysis. Results: Depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation are the only factors that directly affect suicidal attempts. Demographic, behavioral, and physical activity factors have indirect effects on suicidal attempts. Conclusions: Depression has the strongest influence on suicidal ideation and attempts. Demographic, behavioral, and physical activity factors affect suicidal attempts mostly through depressive symptoms. In addition, there is a path that suggests that demographic, behavioral, and physical activity factors affect suicidal attempts not through depression symptoms but only through suicidal ideation. This means that the elderly who do not have depression symptoms attempt suicide according to their own situations and characteristics.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.95-102
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• 2006

Object : Nerve growth factor(NGF) is a protein involved in neuronal survival and plasticity in the central nervous system, which might play an important role in stress, depression and suicide. This study was performed to determine whether there is an alteration in plasma NGF concentrations in depressed patients with suicidal attempt. Methods : The subjects were 32 depressed patients who attempted suicide and admitted in emergency room. Forty-four hospitalized non-suicidal depressive patients and the 30 normal controls were closely matched with the suicidal group in terms of age and sex. Individuals in all 3 groups were evaluated independently by a semi-structured interview for the purpose of establishing a DSM-IV criteria diagnosis. The severity of depressive symptoms was evaluated using Hamilton depression rating scale(HDRS). The severity of the suicidal behavior was evaluated by Weisman and Worden's risk-rescue rating(RRR) system and the Lethality Suicide Attempt Rating Scale(LSARS). Plasma NGF level was measured by the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) method. Results : There were no statistically significant differences of the plasma NGF levels among groups. LSARS and RRR did not reveal any significant correlation with ${\beta}$-NGF level in suicidal depressive patients. Conclusion : This study do not support an association between ${\beta}$-NGF and suicidal depression. However it is necessary to investigate this association through other route such as postmortem brain.