SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Koreans are suffering from the ‘corona blues,’ symptoms of anxiety and depression caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a recent study revealed. Job portal Incruit conducted a survey of 5,256 men and women in April, June and September of this year, among whom 54.7 percent, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has been offering a range of services to help people cope with stress and depression amid the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Tuesday. The move comes as an increasing number of South Koreans are suffering from the “corona blues,” which refers to depression caused by the coronavirus outbreak [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — With the COVID-19 crisis dragging on for more than half a year, full-time homemakers are suffering from the so-called ‘corona blues’, which refers to depression caused by the pandemic. Many are suffering from higher stress and depression since their child-rearing burden has increased with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing their [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Teenagers who stay up late at night are much more likely to suffer from depression compared to early birds, according to a recent study. Night owl refers to those who go to bed late and wake up late, while early birds prefer getting up and going to bed early. [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has found that about half of Koreans are experiencing anxiety or depression due to the prolonged COVID-19 outbreak. According to a survey of 1,500 people aged 15 or older conducted by the Gyeonggi Research Institute, 45.7 percent said they were somewhat anxious or depressed since the [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Koreans are becoming depressed as they suffer from the effects of the so-called ‘corona blues,’ a depressive phenomenon caused by a lack of outdoor activities due to the coronavirus outbreak. The ‘corona blues’ refers to a depressive symptom for staying indoors for too long. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has found a link between depression and knee pain. A research team from the Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine selected 2,658 people aged 50 or older as subjects of the 2014 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys and conducted a survey analysis on whether they [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans in their 50s and over who have jobs are less likely to be depressed than those who are unemployed. Some say that support programs are needed to help people engage in social activities while they are already entering an aged society. According to a report from the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Women in South Korea have higher levels of resentment, depression and anger compared to men. The average “frustration” scale was 2.64 out of 4, according to a survey of 5,000 adult men and women in the country by the Korean Women’s Development Institute. Broken down by gender, the “frustration” [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of young South Koreans suffering from depression jumped nearly twofold in five years, data showed Friday. The data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) showed some 98,400 people in their 20s were diagnosed with depression last year, compared to some 50,000 tallied in 2014. [...]