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 [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Depression takes a toll on heart conditions, a recent study revealed. A joint research team from Korea University Anam Hospital and Soongsil University studied 10-year data on 5 million South Korean adults who turned out to have no heart-related health issues in their national health exams taken between 2002 [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Fewer family interactions in the pandemic era have resulted in a doubling of the risk of depression among seniors, a study showed Tuesday. A research team from the SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center and Seoul National University Bundang Hospital announced on Tuesday the results of a nationwide cohort survey on [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — More than three in 10 children out of school have been suffering depression, being at risk of possibly taking one’s own life, a survey showed Wednesday. The National Youth Policy Institute (NYPI) found through a survey that 35 percent and 29 percent of out-of-school children were experiencing depression and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of South Koreans are suffering from the “corona blues,” which refers to depression caused by the coronavirus outbreak that began in the country in January 2020. The Ministry of Health and Welfare conducted a nationwide survey of 2,063 adults between the ages of 19 and 71, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Working extensive hours hurts not only physically, but also mentally, a recent study revealed. A research team from Soonchunhyang University Hospital conducted a survey of 14,625 men and women who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey held between 2013 and 2018, dividing them into groups based [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The top court has opened the way for the beneficiaries of those who commit suicide in a state of deep depression to be eligible for insurance payouts. Thus far, the beneficiaries of policyholders who commit suicide have been excluded from the payment of insurance money. According to the latest [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to drag on, many children, teenagers and young adults in South Korea are struggling with a sense of depression and despair. The National Youth Policy Institute conducted a survey of 4,347 people between the ages of 9 and 24 (excluding high school seniors), 22 [...]