Table 1.
Demographic and clinical (particularly a previous history of psychiatric illness) characteristics of the study group who sought mental health support in 2019 in the 2019 Pohang mental support program for the 2017 Pohang earthquake survivors and who requested an intensive psychiatric interview
| Study group (N=300) | General population of South Korea (year 2021, 1-year prevalence) (N=51,744,876) | χ2 | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 59.85±9.93 | - | - | - | |
| Sex, female | 213 (71.00) | 25,887,071 (50.03) | 9.21 | 0.002 | |
| History of lifetime trauma | 152 (50.67) | - | - | - | |
| History of previous PTSD | 1 (0.33) | 155,235 (0.3) | 0.02 | 0.886 | |
| History of psychiatric treatment before the disaster | 27 (9.00) | 1,862,816 (3.6)* | 3.70 | 0.054 | |
| Depressive disorders | 16 (5.33) | 879,663 (1.7) | 5.77 | 0.016 | |
| Panic disorders | 5 (1.67) | 51,745 (0.1) | 1.84 | 0.174 | |
| Insomnia | 2 (0.67) | - | - | - | |
| Autistic spectrum disorders | 2 (0.67) | - | - | - | |
| Mental retardation | 2 (0.33) | - | - | - | |
| Bipolar disorders | 1 (0.33) | 101,679 (0.20)* | 0.07 | 0.783 | |
| Neurotic disorders | 1 (0.33) | - | - | - | |
| History of ongoing chronic stress | 64 (21.33) | - | - | - | |
| History of previous physical illness | 91 (30.33) | - | - | - | |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%).
*
number and proportion of population who were treated for bipolar disorders in 2018 (no statistical data about bipolar disorder in 2021). PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorders