Comparison of Autonomic Reactivity to the Stress between Adjustment Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder.

Objective: Adjustment disorder (AD) remains an ambiguous diagnosis that overlaps with major depressive disorder (MDD). This study compared autonomic reactivity to the stress between AD and MDD to test for biological differences.

Methods: Physically healthy Korean male soldiers admitted to a psychiatric ward were recruited for participation.

The influence of unsupervised time on elementary school children at high risk for inattention and problem behaviors.

In the last few decades, changing socioeconomic and family structures have increasingly left children alone without adult supervision. Carefully prepared and limited periods of unsupervised time are not harmful for children. However, long unsupervised periods have harmful effects, particularly for those children at high risk for inattention and problem behaviors.

The psychological problems of north korean adolescent refugees living in South Korea.

Objective: As the number of North Korean adolescent refugees drastically increased in South Korea, there is a growing interest in them. Our study was conducted to evaluate the mental health of the North Korean adolescent refugees residing in South Korea.

Methods: The subjects of this study were 102 North Korean adolescent refugees in Hangyeore middle and high School, the public educational institution for the North Korean adolescent refugees residing in South Korea, and 766 general adolescents in the same region.