SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Young South Koreans, who have higher levels of mistrust towards society, are more likely to experience depression, a report showed Sunday. The study was conducted by a research team from the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, who analyzed the data of 3,018 South Koreans aged 19-34. The [...]
SUWON, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The risk of contracting depression is higher among people in the lowest income tier due to COVID-19, depending on their respective economic circumstances, a study showed Thursday. The Gyeonggi Research Institute conducted a survey of 2,000 people living in 17 cities and provinces in the country, which showed the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of young mothers in South Korea are facing a high risk of depression, a study showed Tuesday. The National Youth Policy Institute and the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs published a joint report that said young mothers under 24 years of age struggle to make [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Shift workers suffering from sleep deprivation have a far higher chance of suffering from depression than day workers, a study showed Sunday. A research team from the Korean Public Health Association analyzed the answers of 13,191 workers over 19 years of age who participated in the National Health and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Depression has spread among men in their 30s and 40s following the pandemic, particularly among those with lower educational attainment, without a spouse and those who smoke, the public health agency said Tuesday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency analyzed the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Firefighters at the forefront of saving lives are suffering from worse psychological disorders than before. A survey conducted by the National Fire Agency of 54,056 firefighters showed that 29.8 percent were suffering from sleep disorders caused by stress at work. This was 7 percentage points higher than last year. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Individuals with traumatic brain injuries, including victims of the Itaewon crowd crush, are more likely to contract depression than others, a study indicated Wednesday. A joint research team from Seoul National University Hospital and the National Traffic Accident Rehabilitation Hospital analyzed the big data of 2.28 million patients with [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The obesity rate spiked and depressive symptoms spread in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down outdoor activities, a government report said Tuesday. The research institute under Statistics Korea reported on Tuesday that the obesity rate in 2020 was 38.3 percent, up by 5 percentage points from the previous [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The state rights watchdog on Wednesday ruled that it is discriminatory for insurance companies to deny people who take antidepressants while receiving psychotherapy treatments from subscribing to indemnity health insurance plans. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) announced that it recommended that the CEOs of two local [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Fewer people exercise regularly and more people are experiencing stress or depressive symptoms following the coronavirus outbreak, research showed Wednesday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency conducted a study on adults over 19 years of age between 2019 and 2021, which showed that indices related to their physical [...]