Predictors of mental health risks in newly resettled North Korean refugee women

Cho, Young A; Kim, Yeun Hee

doi:10.18205/kpa.2010.15.3.010

thekoreanjournalofwomanpsychology

2010

DOI: 10.18205/kpa.2010.15.3.010

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Predictors of mental health risks in newly resettled North Korean refugee women

Young A Cho¹,

Yeun Hee Kim²

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Trauma History and Mental Health of North Korean Defectors

Noh

Lee

2020

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Purpose of Review This study aimed to review the mental health status of North Korean defectors (NKDs) and related factors. Interventions to promote their mental health and issues to be dealt with are also reviewed. Recent Findings NKDs are often exposed to multiple severely traumatic events, both in North Korea and surrounding their defection. Furthermore, they face sociocultural barriers in adapting to a new society. Past exposure to traumatic events, longer defection periods, forced repatriation, psychological factors, and acculturative stress such as perceived discrimination, low income, family violence, and health complaints contribute to negative effects on mental health and obstruct their adaptation to life in the Republic of Korea. Summary It is necessary to develop evidence-based programs to promote NKDs’ mental health and help them to adapt to their new society. An NKD cohort study would be helpful to reveal their long-term mental health prognoses and interactions with pre- and post-migration factors.

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Trauma History and Mental Health of North Korean Defectors

Noh

Lee

2020

Curr Behav Neurosci Rep

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An intervention strategy for improving social adaptation among female North Korean refugees

Kim

Atteraya

2015

Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development

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Mental Health and PTSD in Female North Korean Refugees

Shin¹,

Lee²

2013

Health Care for Women International

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This study was conducted to identify mental health status, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and psychophysiological change in female North Korean refugees. Data were collected using questionnaires and symptom checklists that measured PTSD and the psychosomatic state of the subjects. As many as 97 subjects, who had settled in and around Seoul, South Korea, were selected by snowball sampling. Mental health and PTSD levels of the participants were above a moderate level. We conclude that health care professionals need to provide female North Korean defectors with services to improve mental health and make the sociocultural transition successfully.

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Predictors of mental health risks in newly resettled North Korean refugee women

Cited by 15 publications

References 20 publications

Trauma History and Mental Health of North Korean Defectors

Trauma History and Mental Health of North Korean Defectors

An intervention strategy for improving social adaptation among female North Korean refugees

Mental Health and PTSD in Female North Korean Refugees

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