Psychiatric Symptoms in Survivors of the Sampoong Accident.
- Author:
Min Soo LEE
1
;
Chang Su HAN
;
Dong Il KWAK
;
Joon Sang LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Sampoong accident;
Psychiatric symptoms
- MeSH:
Back Pain;
Extremities;
Headache;
Humans;
Survivors*;
Thorax
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
1997;36(5):841-849
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In order to evaluate psychiatric symptoms in survivors of the Sampoong accident, we interviewed 624 survivors of the accident. The most common complaint of the subjects was sleep disturbance(54.2%). And then, headache(31.8%), irritability and anger(23.3%), intense distress over reminders(24.2%) followed. Common somatic complaints were headache, chest discomfort, extremity pain, backache, and gastrointestinal discomfort. This study revealed that most of the subjects had various psychiatric symptoms after the Sampoong accident.
