Developing Korean Academy of Medical Sciences Guideline for Rating the Impairment in Mental and Behavioral Disorders; A Comparative Study of KNPA's New Guidelines and AMA's 6th Guides.
10.3346/jkms.2009.24.S2.S338
- Author:
Seong Gon RYU
1
;
Narei HONG
;
Han Yong JUNG
;
Sun Chul HWANG
;
Han Young JUNG
;
Dushin JEONG
;
Ueon Woo RAH
;
Dong Soo SUH
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Comparative Study
- Keywords:
Disability Evaluation;
Mental Disorders;
Behavioral Symptoms
- MeSH:
Academies and Institutes;
Behavioral Symptoms/classification/*diagnosis/physiopathology;
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale/standards;
*Disability Evaluation;
Humans;
Korea;
Mental Disorders/classification/*diagnosis/physiopathology;
*Practice Guidelines as Topic;
Program Development
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2009;24(Suppl 2):S338-S342
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Quantifying and rating the impairments due to mental and behavior disorders are difficult for their own characteristics. Korean Academy of Medical Sciences (KAMS) is developing guidelines of rating impairment in mental and behavioral disorders based on Korean Neuropsychiatric Association (KNPA)'s new guidelines. We compared the new KNPA's guidelines and the American Medical Association (AMA)'s 6th Guides in assessing impairment due to mental and behavioral disorders to develop new guidelines of KAMS. Two guidelines are different in diagnosing system, applicable disorders, qualification of assessors, application of scales, contents of assessment and rate of impairment of the whole person. Both AMA's and the proposed guidelines have individual merits and characteristics. There is a limitation in using the 6th AMA's Guides in Korean situation. However to improve objectivity in Korean assessment of psychiatric impairment, the new AMA's Guides can serve as a good reference.
