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KMID : 0897520200250020079
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Journal of Korean Association of Social Psychiatry
2020 Volume.25 No. 2 p.79 ~ p.86
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Comparison and Analysis of the Mental Health Awareness Over 10 Years in a Local Community
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Jeon Woo-Hyeok
Cho Myung-Sun
Jon Duk-In
Hong Hyun-Ju
Hong Na-Rei
Jung Myung-Hun
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Abstract
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Objectives : While the necessity of proper management for mental illness increases gradually, the attitude toward mental health and psychiatric treatment is still remaining negative. The purpose of this study was to compare Anyang citizens' awareness and level of mental health surveyed in 2008 and 2018, respectively.
Methods : About six hundred men and women over 20 years old residing at Anyang city were recruited for this study. The self-report questionnaire consists of the sociodemographic data, needs for overall mental health service, methods to solve their own mental health problem, age-specific needs for the mental health service, and awareness and experience of suicidal ideation.
Results : Anyang citizens rated their mental health score lower in 2018 than in 2008, and the rate of the need for help to mental health as well as the rate of getting actual help were decreased. Age-specifically, there were large increases in the importance of adolescent and senior citizens' mental health problem. In all ages, there was a large increase in the importance of emotional problem. Meanwhile, there is no clear improvement in the perception of suicide, and the need for help to mental health at suicidal crisis was estimated low.
Conclusion : It is inferred that a negative awareness of the help to mental health is due to negative perception and prejudice toward mental illness itself. Therefore we suggest that multifarious efforts are needed to reduce citizens' negative perception and prejudice toward mental health as well as to make use of the mental health services. Furthermore, as adolescent and senior citizens' mental health problem were reported importantly, as well as suicide problem is still unimproved, specific intervention and support targeting the relevant groups are necessary.
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KEYWORD
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Mental health, Negative perception, Prejudice, Adolescent, Senior citizens, Suicide
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