| 제주지역 학생 정신건강문제와 정신과 의뢰에 대한 교사의 인식도 조사 |
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소민아1, 곽영숙2 |
1국립서울정신병원 일반정신과
2제주대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실 |
| Teachers' Perceptions about Mental Health Problems of Students and Psychiatric Consultations in Jeju |
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Minah Soh1, Young Sook Kwak2 |
1Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National Mental Hospital, Seoul, Korea
2Department of Psychiatry, Cheju National University College of Medicine, Jeju 690-756, Korea |
Correspondence:
Young Sook Kwak, Email: yskcpy@cheju.ac.kr
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| Abstract |
Objectives
The aim of the present study was to know teachers's perception about mental health problems of students and psychiatric consultations in Jeju.
Methods： Subjects were 207 teachers who attended the 4 hour workshop about students' mental health. They were given the questionnaire specially designed to know teachers zs perception about mental health problems of students and psychiatric consultations. Total respondents were 142 teachers.
Results
1) The prevalence of mental health problems among students perceived by teachers was 2.68 students per class(33.55± 10.38) and also they thought 1.62 students per class needed psychiatric consultations.
2) 21% of the teachers had the experience of recommending psychiatric consultations .to their students.
3) The most frequent problems among elementary school students perceived by teachers were attentional problems, learning problems and language problems in order of frequency. Among middle school students attentional problems, learning problems and behavioral problems and among high school students, attentional problems, behavioral problems and personality problems were most frequent in order of frequency.
4) The most important causing factors perceived by teachers were environmental factors including parenting, psychological factor, individual genetic vulnerability, lack of services and spiritual factor in order of frequency.
5) The biggest problems perceived by teachers in dealing with students who have mental health problems were lack of time, lack of education about counseling and being in charge of too many students.
6) They consulted to peer teachers most frequently and least to the psychiatry. The most frequent reason of not being able to consult to the psychiatry was due to prejudice of parents.
Conclusion- This study replicated the evidence of the importance of mental health education, support programs and services for teachers and the developmental approach to implement school mental health promotion. |
| Key Words:
Teachers' Perceptions, Mental Health, Psychiatric Consultation |
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