SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – As more and more people in their 60s and older in Korea are dealing with depression, there’s a growing need to pay attention to mental health among the elderly, especially as the country is moving towards having a significant elderly population. In 2021, statistics from the Health Insurance Review and [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — People with depression are more likely to exhibit increased gene expression associated with inflammation, a research showed Tuesday. A joint research team from Korea University, Konkuk University, and Handong Global University has confirmed that animals exhibiting depressive behavior show an increased expression of genes associated with inflammation control. Based [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Young South Koreans, who have higher levels of mistrust towards society, are more likely to experience depression, a report showed Sunday. The study was conducted by a research team from the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, who analyzed the data of 3,018 South Koreans aged 19-34. The [...]
SUWON, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The risk of contracting depression is higher among people in the lowest income tier due to COVID-19, depending on their respective economic circumstances, a study showed Thursday. The Gyeonggi Research Institute conducted a survey of 2,000 people living in 17 cities and provinces in the country, which showed the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of young mothers in South Korea are facing a high risk of depression, a study showed Tuesday. The National Youth Policy Institute and the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs published a joint report that said young mothers under 24 years of age struggle to make [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Shift workers suffering from sleep deprivation have a far higher chance of suffering from depression than day workers, a study showed Sunday. A research team from the Korean Public Health Association analyzed the answers of 13,191 workers over 19 years of age who participated in the National Health and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Depression has spread among men in their 30s and 40s following the pandemic, particularly among those with lower educational attainment, without a spouse and those who smoke, the public health agency said Tuesday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency analyzed the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Firefighters at the forefront of saving lives are suffering from worse psychological disorders than before. A survey conducted by the National Fire Agency of 54,056 firefighters showed that 29.8 percent were suffering from sleep disorders caused by stress at work. This was 7 percentage points higher than last year. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Individuals with traumatic brain injuries, including victims of the Itaewon crowd crush, are more likely to contract depression than others, a study indicated Wednesday. A joint research team from Seoul National University Hospital and the National Traffic Accident Rehabilitation Hospital analyzed the big data of 2.28 million patients with [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The obesity rate spiked and depressive symptoms spread in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down outdoor activities, a government report said Tuesday. The research institute under Statistics Korea reported on Tuesday that the obesity rate in 2020 was 38.3 percent, up by 5 percentage points from the previous [...]