Psychiatry investigation

Korean Neuropsychiatric Association (대한신경정신의학회)
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Effects of Renaming Schizophrenia in Korea: from "Split-Mind Disorder" to "Attunement Disorder"

  • Cho, Jang Won (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Jang, Eun-Young (Department of Counseling Psychology, Honam University) ;
  • Woo, Hyung-Jin (Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, Hanyang University) ;
  • Park, Yong Chon (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Seok Hyun (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Hong, Kyung Sue (Department of Psychiatry, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Yu Sang (Department of Psychiatry, Yong-In Mental Hospital) ;
  • Kwon, Jun Soo (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Seoul National University)
  • Received : 2017.11.15
  • Accepted : 2018.02.18
  • Published : 2018.07.25
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Abstract

Objective Korean Neuropsychiatric Association changed the Korean name of schizophrenia from 'Split-mind Disorder' to 'Attunement Disorder' in 2012. This study assessed attitudes towards the renaming of schizophrenia among mental health practitioners (n=440), patients with schizophrenia and their guardians (n=396), and the university students (n=140) using self-administered questionnaires. Methods The questionnaire included items related to participants' perception of the renaming of the disease, the nature of informing about the disease to confirm the effect of the name change. Results It was confirmed the notification rate of disease name by mental health practitioners was increased significantly after the renaming. Among patients and their guardians, 24.9% and 15.0%, respectively, perceived their own or the family member's illness as 'attunement disorder'. Conclusion Patients and their guardians continue to display a low awareness about the name of the disease as 'attunement disorder.' However, mental health practitioners were found to be able to easily use the name 'attunement disorder' as a result of the increased notification rate of the new disease name.

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