SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey says many single women in Korea seek alcohol as their stress reliever. According to the study conducted by Seoul National University’s College of Nursing, out of 1,700 unmarried women aged 19 or older, 38 percent stated that they experience a high level of stress in their daily [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that children who use smartphones from an early age have a higher chance of developing depression, anxiety and aggression. Researcher Kim Su-jung and professor Jung Ik-joong of Ewha Womans University revealed the findings in a thesis titled, ‘The Effects of Computer and Video Games and [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A study conducted by a Chung-Ang University Hospital research team headed by Professor Sun Mi Kim (Psychology Department) and Professor Jae Woo Jung (Respiratory Allergy Department) has found that female smokers are four times more likely to be depressed than male smokers and three times more at risk of suicidal urges. [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of women in their 20s who are suffering from mental disorders has increased significantly in recent years. Jeon Jin-ah, a researcher from the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHSA), revealed Tuesday that the prevalence of mood disorders in women between 18 and 29 years of [...]
SUWON, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – In 2012, Gyeonggi Province started a healthcare campaign aimed at senior citizens living alone, which turned out to be successful in reducing medical expenses and visits, and also depression. According to Gyeonggi Province, the average monthly medical expense for its 9,868 elderly citizens living alone dropped from 63,385 won [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A Korean government agency has ruled that suicide committed after long term depression should be considered as ‘suicide caused by disaster’, and accidental death benefits should be paid by insurance companies. The Consumers Dispute Settlement Commission (CDSC) in the Korea Consumer Agency ruled that accidental death benefits should be [...]
SEOUL, Feb.23 (Korea Bizwire) – Research indicates that depression is not caused because patients have weak hearts, but because they are vulnerable genetically and neurologically. Professor Ham Byung-ju and his team at the Korea University Hospital’s Department of Mental Health announced that they have determined that patients with relapsed depression have a certain weakness after [...]
SEOUL, Dec.16 (Korea Bizwire) – Research shows that among those suffering from depression, those who have a nocturnal lifestyle are more than twice as likely to commit suicide. A team led by Psychology Professor Lee Seung-hwan of Paik Hospital analyzed the risk of suicide among 120 patients with depression, and made the surprising discovery. The [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Analysts from Korea Investment & Securities have said that by analyzing Japan’s ‘lost’ decades, Korea can find answers about the business fields that could show structural growth. Lee Su-jeong, a researcher at Korea Investment & Securities, explained that under similar national income levels and population structures, similar lifestyles occur. [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean and American researchers have found a correlation between a group of genes that are known to trigger depression, schizophrenia and bipolar diseases. A team led by professor Lee Do-Heon at the Bio-Synergy Research Center and Dr. Kim Sang-Hyun at the Stanley Medical Research Institute (SMRI) said on June [...]