User:Mhvla

Hello! I am a student at Rice University studying viola performance at the Shepherd School of Music and political science. I am particularly interested in contributing to Wikipedia in the fields of social justice and mental health. Outside of my studies, I am an avid hiker and I enjoy writing, reading, and binge-watching Parks and Recreation.

This user is a student editor in Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Rice_University/Poverty,_Justice,_and_Human_Capabilities_(Fall_2017).
Student assignments should always be carried out using a course page set up by the instructor. It is usually best to develop assignments in your sandbox. After evaluation, the additions may go on to become a Wikipedia article or be published in an existing article.

Topic for Wikipedia project and relevant sources

Mental Health in South Korea

I am interested in researching mental health in South Korea because of several South Korean friends who have shared their experiences of mental health stigma and services in Korea. The parent article I would be working off of is titled “Suicide in South Korea” and is currently rated start-class. There is a section within this article titled “mental illness” that briefly discusses the role of mental illness stigma in causing suicide, but it is extremely limited and only draws from one source. I would turn this section into its own article, as I think that suicide should actually fall under mental health, as opposed to the other way around.

References:

Boyd, Jennifer E., Emerald P. Adler, Poorni G. Otilingam, and Townley Peters. "Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (ISMI) Scale: A Multinational Review." Comprehensive Psychiatry 55.1 (2014): n. pag. Web.

Ha, JH, SY Kim, SC Bae, and S. Bae. "Depression and Internet Addiction in Adolescents." Psychopathology 40 (2007): n. pag. Web. Jang, Yuri, Giyeon Kim, Lianne Hansen, and David A. Chiriboga. "Attitudes of Older Korean Americans Toward Mental Health Services." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 55.4 (2007): n. pag. Web.

Kim, Woo Jung, Yoon Joo Song, and Hyun Sook Ryu. "Internalized Stigma and Its Psychosocial Correlates in Korean Patients with Serious Mental Illness." Psychiatry Research 225.3 (2015): 433-39. Web.

Ohayon, Maurice, and Seung-Chul Hong. "Prevalence of Insomnia and Associated Factors in South Korea." Journal of Psychosomatic Research 53.1 (2002): 593-600. Web.

Ohayon, Maurice M., and Seung-Chul Hong. "Prevalence of Major Depressive Disorder in the General Population of South Korea." Journal of Psychiatric Research 40.1 (2006): 30-36. Web. Park, Hyun Sook, Karen G. Schepp, Eun Hee Jang, and Hyun Young Koo. "Predictors of Suicidal Ideation Among High School Students by Gender in South Korea." Journal of School Health 76.5 (2006): n. pag. Web.

Park, Joon Hyuk, and Ki Woong Kim. "A Nationwide Survey on the Prevalence and Risk Factors of Late Life Depression in South Korea." Journal of Affective Disorders 138.1-2 (2002): n. pag. Web.

Park, Soo Kyung, Jae Yop Kim, and Choon Bum Cho. "Prevalence of Internet Addiction and Correlations with Family Factors among South Korean Adolescents." Adolescence 43.172 (2008): n. pag. ProQuest. Web.

Pescosolido, Bernice A., Tait R. Medina, Jack K. Martin, and J. Scott Long. "The “Backbone” of Stigma: Identifying the Global Core of Public Prejudice Associated With Mental Illness." American Journal of Public Health 103.5 (2013): n. pag. Web. Mhvla (talk) 20:58, 15 September 2017 (UTC)