[학술논문] Ideology, Stigma, and Survival: Mental Health and Treatment Experiences of North Korean Women under Authoritarian Rule
...ideological deviation, discouraging formal treat-ment and reinforcing surveillance. Participants described fear of exposure, avoidance of hospitals, and reliance on informal healing, with enduring stigma symbolized by the 49-ho psychiatric label. Overall, the analysis reveals that mental illness in the DPRK functions less as a medical condition than as a disciplinary mechanism that intertwines morality...
[학위논문] 북한이탈주민 진로전환 경험에 관한 내러티브 탐구
...fosters identity formation and autonomy through context-sensitive strategies. Third, Social legitimacy is rooted in the recognition that North Korean defectors continue to face discrimination and stigma within South Korean society, which negatively impacts their career decisions and self-perception. This study emphasizes the urgent need for broader social acceptance, systemic reform, and shared responsibility...
[학술논문] Beyond Axis of Evil: Teaching North Korean Literature at an American University
...undeniably a result of the neglect and lack of translations of North Korean primary texts along with the South Korean government’s anti-communist ideology. This paper will first address the general stigma against North Korean literature, which has been perhaps the largest reason for the neglect and lack of translations; and second, this paper will present a pedagogical and methodological approach to...
[학술논문] Psychiatry in Former Socialist Countries: Implications for North Korean Psychiatry
...disorders depended largely on a few outdated biological therapies. In former socialist countries, psychodynamic psychotherapy was not common, and psychiatric patients were likely to experience social stigma. According to North Korean doctors living in South Korea, North Korean psychiatry is heavily influenced by the aforementioned traditions of psychiatry. During the post-socialist transition, the suicide...
[학술논문] Stigma of Mental Illnesses as Perceived by North Korean Defectors Living in South Korea
...Perceived stigma associated with attempted suicide was similar for North Korean defectors and South Koreans. Only marital status in sociodemographic variables had associations with higher perceived stigma of psychosis, alcoholism, and depression in the North Korean defectors. North Korean defectors, who spent more than one year in transit country, had associations with lower perceived stigma of psychosis...