Traumatic experiences and mental health of North Korean refugees in South Korea

Psychiatry Investigation

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 213-220

  Jeon, Woo Teak ^a   Yu, Shi Eun ^b   Cho, Young A ^c   Eom, Jin Sup ^d  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul Cyber University   (South Korea)

^d Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mental health; North Korean defector; North Korean refugee; Personality Assessment Inventory; Traumatic experience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NORTH KOREA; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REFUGEE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 58149486712     PISSN: 17383684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4306/pi.2008.5.4.213     Document Type: Article

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