Purpose: The purpose of this study was understanding of real experiences of the subjects taking anti-psychotics medication. Methods: The subjects of this study were 14 mentally ill patients hospitalized in C National Hospital. The interview data were analyzed with ethnography researchmethod. Results: 26 themes were drawn, and they were categorized into 5 categories. The 1st category was the stage not to acknowledge themselves as mentally ill patients, as mentally ill patients were forced to be hospitalized in the mental hospital by their family, when their mental illness developed. The second category was the stage to endure difficulties while taking medication. The third category was the stage to experience recurrence of disease. The fourth category is the stage to experience improvement of mental illness with medication. The fifth category is the stage to reflect thembecause of the improvement of mental illness, and to express confidence and will about medication after being discharged from the hospital. Conclusion:Nurses actually have to provide total care bymaking thementally ill patients feel comfortable not to have resistance about medication, when they are hospitalized, closely observing medication actions and side effects, and sharing difficulties felt by the patients.

The psychiatric patients as subjects were categorized herein into disease- and accident-triggered groups to statistically compare them with each other in terms of various comparative items. At a result, male patients were more dominant than females and physical workers were outnumbered by mental workers in the two groups. Also, patients were more apparent at workplaces with at least 100 employees than the ones with less than 100 employees, and patients whose employment period is at least one year were more vulnerable to stress-related mental disorders than the ones whose employment period falls short of one year. The foregoing findings suggest that there is a need to take preventive measures considering vulnerable aspects in terms of mental disorders.

CVA(Cerebro-Vascular Accidant) and HLD(Herniated Lumbar Disc) induces psychiatric disorders as well as neural disorders. In oriental medical treatment and management of CVA patients(group A) and HLD patients(group B), these psychiatric disorders are as major and important as neural disorders. For investigating the rate and difference of psychiatric disorders between two groups, We examined them with SCL-90-R(Symptoms Check List-90-R), Beck Depression Inventory(BDI), State-trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI) among psychological test. then the results are as follows; 1. In group A, phobic Anxiety was most high, and somatization, psychoticism, depression, anxiety, hostility, interpersonal sensitivity, obsessive-compulsive and paranoid ideation were located by score. 2. In group B, somatization was most high, and phobic anxiety, hostility, depression, psychoticism, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, interpersonal sensitivity and paranoid ideation were located by score 3. According to SCR-90-R test, group A were significantly increased compared to group B in phobic anxiety 4. According to STAI test, group A were significantly increased compared to group B in state anxiety and trait anxiety 5. According to BDI test, group A were significantly increased compared to group B in depression we might be suggested that CVA patients had more serious psychiatric disorders than HLD patients. therefore, CVA patients must be treated and managed more actively than HLD patients

Stroke induces neuro-psychiatric symptoms as well as neural disorders. In oriental medical treatment of stroke, these neuro-psychiatric symptoms and motor․sensory nerve disorders are major and important points of differentiation of syndromes and major therapeutic aim for stroke patients. For looking at changes of neuro-psychiatric symptoms in stroke patients, we devided stroke patients into two groups by time after attack; group in 4 weeks (Group A) after attack, group more than 5 weeks (Group B). We examined them with SCL-90-R(Symptoms Check List-90-R), one of neuro-psy -chiatric examination tools, then the results as follows; In group A, phobic Anxiety was most high, and phobia anxiety, anxiety, psychoticism, hostility, depression, obsessive-compulsive, paranoid ideation and interpersonal sensitivity were located by score. In group B, phobic anxiety was most high, and depression, somatization, anxiety, psychoticism, interpersonal sensitivity, obsessive-compulsive, hostility, paranoid ideation were located by score. We recognized that all indexes of Group B including global severity index(GSI), positive symptom total(PST) and positive symptom distress index(PSDI) were higher than those of Group A. We suggest that the aim of treatment about stroke patients be made by considering changes of neuro-psychological symptoms.