Psychiatry Investig.
2017 Nov;14(6):900-903. 10.4306/pi.2017.14.6.900.
Psychiatric Symptoms in Teachers from Danwon High School after Exposure to the Sinking of the Motor Vessel Sewol
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- 1Department of Psychiatry, Eulji University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- 2Department of Psychiatry, Eulji University School of Medicine, Eulji University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- 3Department of Psychiatry, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Republic of Korea.
- 4Department of Psychiatry, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
- 5Sunflower Center of Southern Gyeonggi for Women and Children Victims of Violence, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
- 6Goodmind Psychiatry Clinic, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
- 7Inarae Psychiatry Clinic, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- 8Department of Psychiatry, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
- 9Department of Psychiatry, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
- 10Department of Psychiatry, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Republic of Korea.
- 11Department of Psychiatry, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. huangjw@hanmail.net
- KMID: 2402422
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4306/pi.2017.14.6.900
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
The goal of this study was to describe the psychiatric symptoms in the teachers from Danwon High School who were exposed to the sinking of the Motor Vessel Sewol.
METHODS
Data were collected from 32 teachers who underwent psychiatric interventions by 16 volunteer psychiatrists for 3 months after the sinking of the Motor Vessel Sewol.
RESULTS
The most commonly diagnosed clinical diagnosis in the teachers were normal reaction, acute stress disorder and adjustment disorder. Psychiatric symptoms including anxiety, depressed mood and sleep disturbances were also observed.
CONCLUSION
In the acute aftermath of the Sewol Ferry sinking on April 16, 2014, psychiatrists volunteered to provide professional psychiatric interventions to Danwon High School teachers. These results suggest the importance of crisis intervention focused on the teachers who are exposed to disasters. The implications for future research and interventions are discussed.
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