Citation

Kim SJ. J. Korean Neuropsychiatr. Assoc. 2015; 360-364.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Korean Neuropsychiatric Association)

DOI

10.4306/jknpa.2015.54.4.360

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

For improving mental health of the future unified Korea, proper preparation would be necessary in the fields of clinical, social, and cultural psychiatry. Clinically, a diagnostic and treatment system for mental illness should be re-established after Korean unification. There should also be specific preparation for suicides, trauma- or stress-related disorders, somatizations, substance abuse, and childhood psychiatric problems which are expected to rapidly increase in North Korean areas after the unification. In the field of social psychiatry, de-stigmatization and de-institutionalization of those with mental illness would be important after the unification. Education of mental health professionals in North Korean areas would also be crucial. Culturally, it would be necessary to expect the psychological change of both South and North Koreans.

Language: ko

Keywords

Psychiatry; North Korea; Unification