Systems of Care in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Korea

Special Article

Psychiatry Investigation 2006;3(1):26-31.

Young Sik Lee, MD1;Bongseog Kim, MD2;Hyun Ju Hong, MD3; and Kyung Sun Noh, MD4;

¹;Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, ²;Department of Psychiatry, Sanggyepaik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Seoul, ³;Department of Psychiatry, Hallym Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, ⁴;Departmen

Abstract

<p class="MsoPlainText" style="word-spacing: 1; line-height: 150%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="left"><font face="HY중고딕" size="2">This article reviewed the brief history of child and adolescent psychiatry and the present status of clinical practice for children and adolescents in Korea. We postulated the training system for child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship: the history during past 25 years, and the training agenda for board certification. There were several suggestions about future directions and tasks of Korean child and adolescent psychiatry.

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Key words History;Clinical practice;Training system;Child and adolescent psychiatry.