Child abuse and neglect are also becoming a serious threat to the health of children in Korea. Physicians are in a unique position to detect the injuries and behavioral problems resulting from child abuse or neglect. Physicians and other professionals providing services to children are required by Child Welfare Law to report suspected incidents of child abuse or neglect. Every Province now has a Child Abuse Hotline to make a report by telephone ; the hotline in Korea in area code+1361 (toll free). It is crucial that physicians define their role and develop the appropriate clinical skills to manage child abuse or neglect effectively. The role of physician in the prevention and treatment of child abuse or neglect traditionally has been one of detection, medical diagnosis, and treatment or referral. However, the role can be greatly expanded. They may serve on hospital child protection teams, provide medical services to private service agencies, participate in community multidisciplinary review boards and advisory boards of voluntary agencies, or testify as an expert witness. This article defines the emerging role of physicians in prevention and treatment of child abuse. It reflects the strategic agenda of the Korean Medical Association for promotion of optimal child health and development.
Child ; Child Abuse* ; Child Health ; Child Welfare ; Child* ; Clinical Competence ; Diagnosis ; Expert Testimony ; Hotlines ; Humans ; Jurisprudence ; Korea ; Physician's Role* ; Problem Behavior ; Referral and Consultation ; Telephone

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Clonidine* ; Depression* ; Growth Hormone* ; Humans ; Panic Disorder* ; Panic*

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The purpose of this study is to compare the physical health, anxiety and depression of the Dan-Jeon Breathing trained group with those of a non-trained group and to analyze the relationship between the training period of Dan-Jeon Bre athing method and physical health, anxiety, and depression. The number of people in the Dan-Jeon Breathing trained group over 3 months was 149 and in the non-trained group 142. Data were collected from August to October 1999. As tools, 35 physical symptom questions were chosen from The Cornell Medical Index modified by Nam(1965) and from the Symptom Checklist-90-Revision(SCL-90-R) by Kim(1984); 10 questions on anxiety and 13 questions on depression were used in the study. The statistics of the study were gathered by using SPSS Window; the analysis was made by applying x(2)-test, t-test, Pearson correlation, ANOVA and Scheffe tests. The results were as follows. 1. The Dan-Jeon Breathing trained group had lower physical symptom score and showed less anxiety and depression than the non-trained group, which supported the 1st, 2nd, 3rd hypotheses. 2. The longer the training period of Dan-Jeon Breathing, the lower the physical symptom score, which supports the 4th hypothesis, but the 5th and, 6th hypotheses were not supported because anxiety and depression did not get lower as the training period of Dan-Jeon Breathing got longer. 3. The physical symptom score, anxiety and depression that were made by the general characteristics of Dan-Jeon Breathing trained group were analyzed. As a result, the physical symptom score of women was greater than that of men. Physical symptoms score and the rate of anxiety and depression were different by education levels. The degree of anxiety was different by age. Those who have a religion have a higher physical symtoms score than people who have no religion. There was no difference in physical health score, anxiety and depression according to marital status, economic status and occupations. The results suggest that the physical and mental health status of Dan-Jeon Breathing trained group is better than that of the non-trained group. Physical symptoms scores gets lower as the training period of Dan-Jeon Breathing gets longer which results in the improvement of physical health status.
Anxiety* ; Cornell Medical Index ; Depression* ; Education ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Marital Status ; Mental Health ; Occupations ; Respiration*

Child abuse and neglect are also becoming a serious threat to the health of children in Korea. Most of abused or neglected children are suffered from some mental problems. Psychiatrists are a important position to evaluate and/or treat the emotional or behavioral problems resulting from child abuse or neglect. It is crucial that psychiatrists define their role and develop the appropriate clinical skills to manage child abuse or neglect effectively. This article reviews the clinically relevant literature on the child abuse and neglect including the strategic agenda of the Korean Medical Association for promoting of optimal child health and development comprehensively.
Child ; Child Abuse* ; Child Health ; Child* ; Clinical Competence ; Humans ; Korea ; Psychiatry

Violence is the most important part for human health by according to WHO. Human violence is the result of a complex interaction of the characteristics of the individual with influences in the environment. Psychiatrists must be prepared to evaluate and treat violent patients, but also are expected to serve as informed commentators regarding violence in society. In this special issues, 4 psychiatrists concerning violence in the clinical practice participated from the point of evaluation and management of violent patients:1) Family Violence 2) Child Abuse and Neglect 3) Sexual Abuse.
Child ; Child Abuse ; Domestic Violence ; Humans ; Psychiatry ; Sex Offenses ; Violence*