Unresolved Bereavement and Other Mental Health Problems in Parents of the Sewol Ferry Accident after 18 Months

• 발행기관: 대한신경정신의학회
• 저자명: HyuJung Huh Seung Huh SoHee Lee JeongHo Chae
• 간행물 정보: 『Psychiatry Investigation』제14권 제3호, 231~239쪽, 전체 9쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 정신과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2017.05.31

영문 초록

Objective-This study examined the overall mental health consequences of the bereaved parents after the Sewol ferry accident. Methods-Eighty-four bereaved parents participated in the study. Self-report scales assessing the severity of psychiatric symptoms and other related psychosomatic problems were used at 18 months following the accident. Univariate descriptive statistics and regression analyses were performed to report the prevalence, severity, and correlates of psychiatric symptoms. Results-94% of the participants appeared to suffer from complicated grief based on scores on the Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG). Half of the participants were categorized as having severe depression and 70.2% reported clinically significant post-traumatic symptoms according to scores on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and PTSD Check List-5 (PCL-5). No significant differences by gender were observed in the severity of psychiatric symptoms. A higher educational level was associated with more severe psychiatric symptoms in fathers. Conclusion-The loss of a child due to a disaster caused by human error may continue to have a substantial impact on parental mental health at 18 months after the event. A longitudinal study following parents’ mental health state would be necessary to investigate the long-term effects of the traumatic experience in the future.

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Bereavement Disaster Complicated grief