SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Koreans have been suffering from mental illnesses following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, primarily office workers, a report said Tuesday. Rep. Choi Hye-young of the Democratic Party referred to a National Health Insurance Service report that more than 4 million people visited hospitals [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Among recipients of medical subsidies provided by the government, the number of men diagnosed with mental illnesses was more than double the number of women. The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service carried out assessments of 389 medical institutions that charged hospitalization fees for psychiatric treatment to subsidy recipients [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Following the introduction of a new legislation that bans harassment in the workplace, one-fourth of all harassment victims were found to be suffering from mental illnesses. Gapjil 119, a South Korean civil group advocating against harassment in the workplace, said that 98 out of 377 cases (25.9 percent) reported [...]