Public Attention to Crime of Schizophrenia and Its Correlation with Use of Mental Health Services in Patients with Schizophrenia

Park, Hyun-Woo; Lee, Yu-Sang; Lee, Sang Yup; Lee, Seungyeoun; Hong, Kyung Sue; Koike, Shinsuke; Kwon, Jun Soo

doi:10.16946/kjsr.2019.22.2.34

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“…However, recent instances of violent crimes committed by patients with schizophrenia have been indiscriminately delivered to the public by the media without considering how these reports would impact the stigma surrounding patients with schizophrenia. Through numerous media reports, it has been emphasized that the person who committed the crime was an SSDD patient [ 16 ], and only seeing the characteristic of the violent individual as being an SSDD patient can lead the public to recognize patients with SSDD as ‘potential criminals’ [ 17 ]. However, according to Crime Analysis report by the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office in 2011, the crime rate for non-psychiatric patients was 1.2%, while the crime rate for people with mental illness was 0.08%.…”

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The prevalence, incidence, and admission rate of diagnosed schizophrenia spectrum disorders in Korea, 2008–2017: A nationwide population-based study using claims big data analysis

Jung

Kim

et al. 2021

PLoS ONE

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This study estimated the prevalence and incidence rate of schizophrenia, schizotypal, and delusional disorders (SSDD) in Korea from 2008 to 2017 and analyzed the hospital admission rate, re-admission rate, and hospitalization period. It used the Korean nationwide National Health Insurance Service claims database. SSDD patients who had at least one visit to Korea’s primary, secondary, or tertiary referral hospitals with a diagnosis of SSDD, according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10), were identified as SSDD cases if coded as F20-F29. Data were analyzed using frequency statistics. Results showed that the 12-month prevalence rate of SSDD increased steadily from 0.40% in 2008 to 0.45% in 2017. Analysis of the three-year cumulative prevalence rate of SSDD showed an increase from 0.51% in 2011 to 0.54% in 2017. In 2017, the five-year cumulative prevalence rate was 0.61%, and the 10-year cumulative prevalence rate was 0.75%. The hospital admission rate among SSDD patients decreased from 2008 (30.04%) to 2017 (28.53%). The incidence of SSDD was 0.05% and no yearly change was observed. The proportion of SSDD inpatients whose first hospital visit resulted in immediate hospitalization was 22.4% in 2017. Epidemiological indicators such as prevalence, incidence, and hospitalization rate play an important role in planning social and financial resource allocation. Therefore, efforts to produce more accurate epidemiological indicators are very important and this study’s findings could have a significant social impact.

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The prevalence, incidence, and admission rate of diagnosed schizophrenia spectrum disorders in Korea, 2008–2017: A nationwide population-based study using claims big data analysis

Jung

Kim

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Data-mining analysis of media frame effects on social perception of schizophrenia renaming in Korea

Kim,

Choi,

Park

et al. 2023

BMC Psychiatry

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Background In 2011, Korean Neuropsychiatric Association renamed schizophrenia from ‘mind split disorder’ (‘Jungshinbunyeolbyung’ in Korean) to ‘attunement disorder’ (‘Johyeonbyung’ in Korean), in a strategic way to reduce social stigma toward people with schizophrenia. However, there remains an elusive consensus that how the renaming effort has contributed to changes in the social perception of schizophrenia in Korea. Methods With this regard, we explored whether media frames alter the social perception, in ways of respecting or disrespecting schizophrenia patients before and after the renaming. This study extensively investigated media keywords related to schizophrenia across the time by applying both language and epidemiologic analyses. Results In results, the media keywords have been negatively described for schizophrenia patients both before and after the renaming. Further, from an analysis using the regression model, a significant correlation was observed between the frequency of negative keywords and the hospitalization frequency of schizophrenia patients. Conclusions These findings suggest that the social perception of schizophrenia has been scarcely changed, but rather remained negatively biased against schizophrenia patients, in spite of the renaming effort. Notably, the biased media frames have been demonstrated to negatively impact on the social perception, and even on the medical use patterns of general schizophrenia patients. In conclusion, we suggest that the unbiased media frames along with the renaming effort may collectively help reduce the negative social perception of schizophrenia. Trial registration This study was approved from the Institute of Review Board (IRB) of the Yoing-In Mental Hospital (IRB No. YIMH-IRB-2019-02).

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Characteristics of Impulsive and Premeditated Aggression Subtypes in Patients with Schizophrenia in South Korea Who Committed a Crime

Kim¹,

Jo²,

Lee³

et al. 2021

Korean J Schizophr Res

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Objectives: Although the characteristics of different aggression subtypes provide important information in establishing treatment and prevention strategies in schizophrenia patients, limited information is available about the characteristics of the aggressive subtype in schizophrenia patients in South Korea. The present study was designed to compare the demographic and psychological characteristics across the impulsive and premeditated aggression subtypes in schizophrenia patients in South Korea who had committed a crime. Methods: We enrolled 116 schizophrenia spectrum disorder patients who were admitted to the National Forensic Psychiatric Hospital. Using the criminal and interview records, the study subjects were divided into 83 impulsive and 33 premeditated aggression groups. The subjects' demographic and psychological characteristics were summarized and compared across aggression subtypes. Results: Compared to the premeditated aggression group, the impulsive aggression group had a higher intelligent quotient and a lower rate of physical and sexual abuse experience. Conclusion:To our knowledge, this is the first study to describe the characteristics of aggression subtypes in schizophrenia patients in South Korea who had committed a crime. Our results suggest that different treatment and prevention strategies should be considered for each aggression subtype.

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Public Attention to Crime of Schizophrenia and Its Correlation with Use of Mental Health Services in Patients with Schizophrenia

Cited by 4 publications

References 25 publications

The prevalence, incidence, and admission rate of diagnosed schizophrenia spectrum disorders in Korea, 2008–2017: A nationwide population-based study using claims big data analysis

The prevalence, incidence, and admission rate of diagnosed schizophrenia spectrum disorders in Korea, 2008–2017: A nationwide population-based study using claims big data analysis

Data-mining analysis of media frame effects on social perception of schizophrenia renaming in Korea

Characteristics of Impulsive and Premeditated Aggression Subtypes in Patients with Schizophrenia in South Korea Who Committed a Crime

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