The psychological problems of North Korean adolescent refugees living in South Korea

Psychiatry Investigation

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 217-222

  Lee, Young Mun ^a   Shin, Ok Ja ^b   Lim, Myung Ho ^b,c  

^a Gyeonggi Provincial Mental Health Center   (South Korea)

^b Anseong Mental Health Center   (South Korea)

^c Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child Behavior check List; Korean refugee; Mental health; Psychological problems

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE SCHOOL; NORTH KOREA; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; REFUGEE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH KOREA; THOUGHT DISORDER;

EID: 84866711516     PISSN: 17383684     EISSN: 19763026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4306/pi.2012.9.3.217     Document Type: Article

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