The validity of ICD-11 PTSD and complex PTSD in North Korean defectors using the International Trauma Questionnaire.

The International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) is a self-report assessment focused on the core features of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD). It is consistent with the organizing principles of the 11th revision to the WHO's International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). Since the 1990s, the number of North Korean defectors (NKD) entering South Korea to escape human rights violations has been increasing rapidly, with 33,815 NKD settled by 2021.

Is accreditation in medical education in Korea an opportunity or a burden?

The accreditation process is both an opportunity and a burden for medical schools in Korea. The line that separates the two is based on how medical schools recognize and utilize the accreditation process. In other words, accreditation is a burden for medical schools if they view the accreditation process as merely a formal procedure or a means to maintain accreditation status for medical education.

Research output on mental health problems in North Korea between 2006 and 2017: A bibliographic analysis of North Korean medical journal articles.

Despite the continuing interests in political, economic, and public health issues of North Korea, little is known about mental health problems in North Korea. To gain a glimpse into this area of interest, we aimed to explore the characteristics of mental health research in North Korea and to identify the emphasis therein. In this context, four North Korean medical journals were selected from the Information Center on North Korea, with publication dates 2006-2017 (inclusive).

National Health Priorities under the Kim Jong Un regime in Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), 2012-2018.

The National Health Priorities (NHP) 2016-2020 is the healthcare policy which was most recently announced to the international community by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). However, understanding DPRK's internal and practical perspectives and priorities in the healthcare sector is difficult. Hence, there is a need to analyse domestic documents.

[The relationship between academic self-efficacy and academic burnout in medical students].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between academic burnout and academic self-efficacy in medical students.

Methods: The study group comprised 446 students in years 1 to 4 of medical school. They were asked to rate their academic burnout and academic self-efficacy on a scale.

A 7-year follow-up study on the mental health of North Korean defectors in South Korea.

This study was conducted to describe the relationship of past trauma and current stress on the mental health of North Korean (NK) defectors living in South Korea 7 years after a baseline assessment. Of the 200 who participated in the initial study, 106 participated in follow-up. Previous data regarding past traumatic events experienced in North Korea and during defection, past posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and their current stress levels were correlated with the participants' current mental health status including depression, anxiety, and PTSD.

The factors affecting the development of national identity as South korean in north korean refugees living in South Korea.

Objective: This study aims to observe the factors that influence the development of national identity of North Korean refugees who have resettled in South Korea.

Methods: The study population was comprised of 500 North Korean refugees who immigrated to South Korea in 2007. The variables measured national identity as South Korean, a scale for discrimination perceived during daily life, a social for supporting social network, a for childhood trauma experience, traumatic experiences in North Korea, and traumatic experiences during the escape process.

Analysis of the Characteristics of Discussion Materials that Promote Group Discussion in the Medical Humanities.

Purpose: This study aims to analyze the characteristics of discussion materials that promote student participation in discussions, satisfaction with student instruction, and tutor intervention in the medical humanities.

Methods: We surveyed 117 premedical students and 7 tutors who attended 4-week group discussions in the medical humanities in 2010. We described the discussion materials using the following 4 characteristics as independent variables: material type, level of understanding, interest, and quantity.

"I'm Not Happy, But I Don't Care": Help-Seeking Behavior, Academic Difficulties, and Happiness.

Purpose: Medical education is perceived as being very stressful, which leads to declines in subjective well-being in medical students. Therefore, student counseling is becoming an exigent issue. The goal of this study was to investigate the academic difficulties and subjective well-being of medical students to identify their needs with regard to counseling.

Mental health and quality of life of North Korean defectors living in Japan.

The aim of this study was to clarify the effect of migration of North Korean defectors to different host countries on the mental health and quality of life of the migrants by comparing three subject groups: North Korean defectors living in Japan, a group of Japanese workers living in Japan (for comparison), and North Korean defectors living in South Korea. The North Korean defectors living in Japan scored significantly higher on the Beck Depression Inventory, and also scored lower across all domains of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment than the other two groups. However, no significant difference in the overall quality of life score was observed between the North Korean defectors living in Japan and the Japanese workers, while the North Korean defectors living in South Korea scored significantly higher as compared to both.

Reliability and validity of the Korean version of Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised in a non-clinical sample.

Purpose: The reliability and validity of a Korean version of the Obsessive-Compulsive-Inventory-Revised (OCI-R) was examined in non-clinical student samples.

Materials And Methods: The Korean version of OCI-R was administered to a total of 228 Korean college students. The Maudsley Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (MOCI), Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck's Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were administered to 228 students.

Correlation between traumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorder among North Korean defectors in South Korea.

The number of North Korean defectors entering South Korea has been increasing rapidly since 1994. Two hundred North Korean defectors in South Korea were studied to identify their experiences of traumatic events in North Korea and during defection, and the correlation with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Researchers conducted face-to-face interviews and assisted defectors in performing a self-report assessment of this survey.