Association of Anxiety, Depression, and Somatization with Menstrual Problems among North Korean Women Defectors in South Korea
Psychiatry Investigation
;
: 727-733, 2017.
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
North Korean women defectors have suffered from anxiety, depression, and somatization after defection. Also they have had many menstrual problems like amenorrhea. This study was done to identify the correlations of anxiety, depression, and somatization to menstrual problems among North Korean woman defectors in South Korea.METHODS:
The participants in this study were 126 women from 5 government resettlement centers throughout South Korea. Questionnaires which included State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Center for Epidemiological studies-Depression Scale (CED-S), and Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) were used to identify anxiety and somatization. Data were collected between June and September, 2012.RESULTS:
The women reported the following problems; amenorrhea (9.5%), hypomenorrhea (13.6%), menorrhagia (19.8%), polymenorrhea (13.5%), oligomenorrhea (4.8%), changes in amount of menstrual discharge (4.0%), and changes in amount of blood clot (9.5%). Anxiety (r=0.20, p=0.002), depression (r=0.25, p=0.005), and Somatization (r=0.35, p<0.001) were correlated with number of menstrual problems.CONCLUSION:
The results of this study indicate that mental health services need to be taken into account in interventions for North Korean woman defectors to improve their reproductive health including addressing menstrual problems.
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Assunto principal:
Oligomenorreia
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Ansiedade
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Depressão
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Saúde Reprodutiva
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Amenorreia
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Coreia (Geográfico)
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Menorragia
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Menstruação
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Distúrbios Menstruais
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Serviços de Saúde Mental
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Psychiatry Investigation
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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