Psychiatry Investig.
2015 Apr;12(2):164-170. 10.4306/pi.2015.12.2.164.
Prevalence and Correlates of DSM-IV Mental Disorders in South Korean Adults: The Korean Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study 2011
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- 1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. mjcho@snu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- 3Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
- 4Department of Neuropsychiatry, Dongguk University International Hospital, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
- 5Department of Psychiatry, Gongju National Hospital, Gongju, Republic of Korea.
- 6Department of Psychiatry, Kwangju National Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
- 7Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Republic of Korea.
- 8Department of Psychiatry, Sanggye Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- 9Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
- 10Department of Psychiatry, Gachon Medical School, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
- 11Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
- 12Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
- 13Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
- 14Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul Metropolitan Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- 15Department of Psychiatry, Samjung Hospital, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
- 16Department of Psychiatry, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- KMID: 2316424
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4306/pi.2015.12.2.164
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of mental disorders in Korean adults.
METHODS
Door to door household surveys were conducted with community residents aged 18-74 years from July 19, 2011, to November 16, 2011 (n=6,022, response rate 78.7%). The sample was drawn from 12 catchment areas using a multistage cluster method. Each subject was assessed using the Korean version of the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV).
RESULTS
Lifetime and 12-month prevalence estimates were as follows: alcohol use disorders, 13.4% and 4.4%, respectively; nicotine use disorders, 7.2% and 4.0%, respectively; anxiety disorders, 8.7% and 6.8%, respectively; and mood disorders, 7.5% and 3.6%, respectively. The prevalence rates of all types of DSM-IV mental disorders were 27.6% and 16.0%, respectively. Being female; young; divorced, separated, or widowed; and in a low-income group were associated with mood and anxiety disorders after adjustment for various demographic variables, whereas being male and young were associated with alcohol use disorders. Higher income was not correlated with alcohol use disorder as it had been in the 2001 survey.
CONCLUSION
The rate of depressive disorders has increased since 2001 (the first national survey), whereas that of anxiety disorders has been relatively stable. The prevalence of nicotine and alcohol use disorders has decreased, and the male-to-female ratio of those with this diagnosis has also decreased.
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