OBJECTIVES: This study was investigated to prove the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavior Treatment Program in mentally ill sex offenders and to be used as basic data for development of optimized treatment program for mentally ill sex offenders. METHODS: Cognitive Behavior Treatment Program was carried out over 10 weeks for 30 mentally ill sex offenders. With Interpersonal Responsiveness Index (IRI), UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLALS), Coping Using Sex Inventory (CUSI) and Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (RMAS), the effectiveness of the treatment programme was evaluated. The data was analyzed with paired t-test. RESULTS: The results with 23 subjects showed no significant score changes after treatment program in IRI and UCLALS. However, there was a statistically significant improvement in the scores of CUSI and RMAS. CONCLUSION: Despite several limitations, this study showed significant effects of Cognitive Behavior Treatment Program on mentally-ill sex offenders. Therefore, treatment focused on the changes of cognitive and emotional characteristics of sex offenders along with the treatment for main psychiatric illness should be provided for mentally ill sex offenders to prevent recidivism. More studies to develope optimized treatment programme for mentally ill sex offenders are needed in the future.
Criminals* ; Humans ; Loneliness ; Mentally Ill Persons* ; Rape

PURPOSE: This study is done to investigate the attitudes of teachers toward mental illness and to provide appropriate information about mental illness. METHODS: The participants were 228 teachers recruited from 15 elementary schools in the National Capital region and B metropolitan city. Data were collected from October to December, 2013 and analyzed using t-test, ANOVA and Scheffee test with SPSS 18.0. RESULTS: Neutral attitudes (77.4+/-7.79) toward mental illness were shown among the teachers. A negative attitude for stereotyping (23.2+/-6.08), a positive attitude for optimism (19.3+/-3.01) and neutral attitudes for coping (19.3+/-1.92) and understanding (15.6 +/-3.05) were revealed. CONCLUSION: The results indicate that elementary school teachers have neutral attitudes towards mental illness which is closely related to the experience of learning about mental illness. Thus, when teachers learn about mental illness they can understand and guide children who have unusual behaviors.
Child ; Humans ; Learning ; Mentally Ill Persons ; Stereotyping

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Humans ; Mentally Ill Persons* ; Public Health*

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the patterns of physical restraint experience in mentally ill persons. METHODS: Q-methodology, an approach designed to discover patterns in various subjective experiences, was used. Twenty-two participants classified 36 selected Q-statements on a nine-point scale to create a normal distribution. The collected data were analyzed using the PC Quanl Program. RESULTS: Five types of physical restraint experience in mentally ill persons were identified by the participants. Type I Emotional reaction-explosive anger, Type II Emotional reaction-internalized anger, Type III Rational reaction-rejection, Type IV Rational reaction-acceptance, Type V Rational reaction-trust. CONCLUSION: The results of this study provide an understanding that different types of reactions to physical restraint experience exist and that each type has certain characteristics, which suggest a need to develop interventions specifically designed for each type of physical restraint experience.
Anger ; Humans ; Mentally Ill Persons ; Restraint, Physical

This presentation focuses on certain forms of abuses in these settings that may cross the threshold of acceptable standards of ethical medical treatment and cross over to what is globally defined as torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment (CIDT). It examines a number of abusive practices commonly reported to be happening in psychiatric care settings and describes how the human rights framework applies in this context. This presentation will also attempt to elucidate this concerns both in the specific context of vulnerable populations of the mentally disabled or ill. It will also raise policy implications and recommendations for reflection.

PURPOSE: This study was done to identify the effects of human rights sensitivity training on human rights consciousness and attitudes toward the mentally ill by psychiatric mental health nurse. METHODS: A non equivalent control group pre-posttest design was used for this study. The 54 participants were selected from the mental health institute in Y city. The experimental group (n=26) received the interventions 3 times a week for 2 weeks. The evaluation tools were Human Right Consciousness and Community Attitude toward the Mentally Ill (CAMI). Data were analyzed using chi2-test, Fisher's exact test, t-test, paired t-test, repeated measure ANCOVA with the SPSS/WIN 12 program. RESULTS: There was a significant mean change in human rights consciousness in the experimental group. But there was no significant difference in attitudes toward mentally illness. CONCLUSION: The results of the study indicate that the human rights sensitivity program is effective in increasing human rights consciousness of psychiatric mental health nurses. Therefore, this program can be utilized in the field of mental health care services to improve human rights of person with mental illness.
Human Rights* ; Humans ; Mental Health* ; Mentally Ill Persons

Awareness of public mental health has increased due to drastic changes in society, and issues concerning the rights of mentally ill patients have emerged. The Korean NeuroPsychiatric Association (KNPA) has examined the current environment and proposed directions for improvement of this field. As the step for the implementation of the development of the mission · vision · core values for KNPA, KNPA have gone on the effort to improve public mental health letting people realize of the work that KNPA have carried out and help members work together. The committee of special mission of KNPA began in 2016 and held its first meeting on March 25 with professional consultants. They researched and collected information, carried out interviews, surveys, analyzed various opinions, and examined information and materials throughout 7 meetings. The special members of KNPA submitted agendas to the board of directors on September 9th, and the provisional board committee debated and decided the final agendas on September 24th. They announced the mission · vision · core values for KNPA on October 28th at the great autumn congregation held in Kimdaejung Convention Center in Kwangju. The event has proved that all members of KNPA have cooperated for the rights and interest of the committee, and will lead the public mental health of our society. This will provide the basis for the better life of our society.
Consultants ; Gwangju ; Humans ; Linear Energy Transfer ; Mental Health ; Mentally Ill Persons

Acute epiglottitis is a local bacterial infection of the supraglottic area. Epiglottitis is generally caused by organisms which invoke an inflammatory response that develops rapid obstructive edema. The disease rarely progresses to abscess stage, either because medical intervention is sought or death by asphyxiation ensues. A 38-year-old, mentally ill but physically healthy woman died of airway obstruction caused by acute epiglottitis forming an abscess. She died unexpectedly and suddenly showing only minor nonspecific symptoms.
Abscess* ; Adult ; Airway Obstruction ; Bacterial Infections ; Death, Sudden* ; Edema ; Epiglottitis ; Female ; Humans ; Mentally Ill Persons

OBJECTIVES: There exists only a limited number of studies on the people's perception of criminality of people with mental illness. People's fear of the dangerousness of people with mental illness may have been exaggerated, and yet there are few studies exploring whether people's view of the crime rates of mentally ill people are correct or not. METHODS: A total of 363 college students participated in the present study. The present study first compared the official statistics of the crime rates of the mentally ill with the public perception. In addition, the rates of mentally ill offenders with previous convictions across crime types are compared with people's perception. RESULTS: Compared to the official crime statistics, people's estimates of crime rates of mentally ill offenders were grossly exaggerated across crime types, including fraud, assault, rape, robbery, theft, homicide, and arson. Furthermore, the rates of mentally ill offenders with previous convictions across all crime types on the official crime statistics were actually higher than people's estimates. CONCLUSION: The present findings reveal that people's view of the crime rates of mentally ill people is considerably distorted. There is an urgent need to clarify these prejudices in order to help people with mentally illness adjust to society and to prevent them from committing crime.
Crime* ; Criminals ; Dangerous Behavior ; Firesetting Behavior ; Fraud ; Homicide ; Humans ; Mentally Ill Persons ; Prejudice ; Rape ; Theft

This study analyzed demographic factors, previous history of offences and psychopathological charac-teristics of mentally ill patients who committed homicides or assaults upon their parents or offsprings. The subjects were those admitted to National Forensic Psychiatric Hospital from 1987 till 2000, among whom were excluded those admitted for forensic psychiatric evaluations by court. Homicide group of subjects was compared with assault group of subjects upon their demographic factors, previous history of offences and psychopathological characteristics. The subjects who committed offences to their parents were compared with those who committed offences to their offsprings upon demographic factors, previ-ous history of offences and psychopathological characteristics. Conclusion is as follows: 1. More male subjects committed offences either homicide or assault than female subjects. 2. More male subjects committed offences to their parents than female subjects, whereas more female subjects committed offences to their offsprings than male subjects. 3. Subjects 'mean age is 32.24. The subjects under 30 years of age committed more homicide than subjects older than 30. Subjects older than 30 committed more assaults than subjects under 30. Subjects under 30 committed more homicides to their parents, and subjects older than 30 committed more homi-cides to their offsprings. 4. Subjects with education level above 9th grade committed more homicide than subjects with educa-tion level below 9th grade. 5. Subjects without spouse committed more offences their parents, whereas subjects with spouse com-mitted more offences to their offsprings. 6. Subjects with no previous offence or with one previous offence committed more offences to their parents or offsprings than those with 2 or more previous offences. 7. Offences to parents is more frequent for schizophrenic subjects and offences to offsprings is more frequent for non-schizophrenic subjects.(esp. mood disorder). 8. Offences to parents is more frequent for subjects with previous history of psychiatric admission. Offences to offsprings is more frequent for subjects without previous history of psychiatric admission.
Demography ; Education ; Female ; Homicide* ; Hospitals, Psychiatric* ; Humans ; Male ; Mentally Ill Persons ; Parents* ; Spouses