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Tongwoo Suh
Researcher at New Generation University College
Publications - 6
Citations - 361
Tongwoo Suh is an academic researcher from New Generation University College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public health & Middle Eastern Mental Health Issues & Syndromes. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 6 publications receiving 347 citations.
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Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of DSM-IV psychiatric disorders among Korean adults.
Maeng Je Cho,Jang-Kyu Kim,Hong Jin Jeon,Tongwoo Suh,In-Won Chung,Jin Pyo Hong,Jae Nam Bae,Dong Woo Lee,Jong-Ik Park,Seong-Jin Cho,Choong-Koung Lee,Bong-Jin Hahm +11 more
TL;DR: Among the sociodemographic variables, widowed status, higher income, and rural residence were the risk factors for both lifetime major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder after controlling for gender, age, and education.
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Partial versus full PTSD in the Korean community: prevalence, duration, correlates, comorbidity, and dysfunctions.
Hong Jin Jeon,Tongwoo Suh,Hyo Jung Lee,Bong-Jin Hahm,Jun-Young Lee,Seong-Jin Cho,You Ra Lee,Sung Man Chang,Maeng Je Cho +8 more
TL;DR: Interviewing a representative sample of 6,258 subjects using the Korean version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview found partial PTSD did not differ significantly from full PTSD in terms of duration, comorbidity, and dysfunction, but they differed markedly in termsof associated trauma types.
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Comorbid Mental Disorders Among the Patients with Alcohol Abuse and Dependence in Korea
TL;DR: The presence of comorbid psychiatric disorders was associated with a more severe form and the later onset of alcohol disorders, and associated with help-seeking for alcohol abuse/dependence.
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Epidemiology of Suicide in Korea
TL;DR: In 2002, an estimated 877,000 lives were lost worldwide through suicide as mentioned in this paper, and suicidal deaths have increased very rapidly since the economic crisis of the early 1990s in Korea.
Comparison of Major Procedures of Korean Mental Health Law with Other Developed Countries
Jin Pyo Hong,Soon-Chan Hwang,Subin Park,Tongwoo Suh,Eun-Ki Chung,Jin-Hak Kim,Jong-Ik Park,Joo-Yeon Ahn,Soo-Jeong Kim,Hong-Suk Jang +9 more
TL;DR: The Korean Mental Health Act appears to meet the basic standards of Guidelines from international organizations, and its traditional culture and inherent health systems seem to influence the legal regulation of mental health service and might be related to the problems of human rights protection of mentally ill patients in Korea.