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마음은 사회를 닮는다

정신건강을 인구집단으로 읽는 새로운 시선

개인의 마음은 개인 안에서만 만들어지지 않습니다. 우리가 살아가는 시대와 사회, 가족과 학교, 직장과 지역사회, 불평등과 제도 역시 정신건강의 모습에 깊이 관여합니다.

『마음은 사회를 닮는다』는 우울증, 불안, 자살과 트라우마를 개인의 취약성이나 치료의 문제로만 바라보는 시각에서 한 걸음 더 나아갑니다. 어떤 사회적 조건이 정신건강 문제를 만들어내고, 누가 더 큰 위험에 놓이며, 사회와 정책의 변화가 이를 어떻게 예방할 수 있는지를 정신역학과 인구정신건강의 관점에서 살펴봅니다.

정신건강을 연구해 온 역학자로서 축적한 연구와 현장의 경험을 바탕으로, 개인의 마음과 사회구조가 만나는 지점을 전공자와 일반 독자 모두가 이해할 수 있는 언어로 풀어낸 책입니다.

정선재 지음 | 서울의학서적 | 2026년 9월 출간 | 388쪽
ISBN 979-11-246-6503-9

도서 구매

정신역학의 기초

방법과 활용

정신건강 문제는 어떻게 측정하고 연구할 수 있을까요? 정신질환은 명확한 생물학적 지표가 부족하고 증상의 발현과 회복, 재발의 양상이 다양하기 때문에 다른 질병보다 연구하기가 어렵습니다. 개인과 사회문화적 환경의 영향을 함께 고려해야 한다는 점도 정신건강 연구의 중요한 특징입니다.

『정신역학의 기초』는 정신질환의 자연사와 정신현상의 측정에서 출발해 연구 설계, 데이터 수집과 분석, 인과적 추론과 결과 해석에 이르는 정신역학 연구의 전 과정을 체계적으로 설명합니다. 생애주기적 접근, 연령·기간·출생 코호트 분석, 유전역학적 접근과 주요 정신질환의 역학까지 정신건강 연구에 필요한 핵심 개념과 방법론을 실제 연구 경험과 다양한 사례를 통해 풀어냈습니다.

국내에서 처음으로 집필된 정신역학 교과서로, 정신역학 연구자뿐 아니라 정신건강 문제를 연구하고 정책과 현장에 적용하려는 의학·보건학·심리학·사회과학 분야의 학생과 연구자, 실무자를 위한 입문서이자 전문 참고서입니다.

정선재 지음 | 한울아카데미 | 2024년 6월 출간 | 296쪽
ISBN 978-89-460-7519-1

도서 구매

  • Textbook of Cancer Epidemiology. Hannarae. 2022.
  • Social Epidemiology 2nd Ed. (trans). Hanwool. 2020.
  • Critical Appraisal of Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials. Kyechhookmunhwasa. 2022.

Publications by Research Area

My research examines the social, psychological, and biological determinants of mental health at the population level, with a particular focus on suicide, trauma, depression, and mental–physical comorbidity.

Suicide and Self-Harm

16 publications

  • Reasons for Living as Population Signals: A Framework for Psychiatric Epidemiology. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 2026.
  • Psychiatric and Psychosocial Determinants of Suicidality: Findings from a National Mental Health Survey in Korea. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2026.
  • Mental Disorders Mediate the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Suicidal Behavior in a High-Risk Population. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health. 2025.
  • Role of Individual and Community-Level Deprivation on Suicidal Behaviors. SSM–Population Health. 2024.

Trauma, PTSD, and Resilience

13 publications

  • Use of Renin–Angiotensin System Blockers and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Risk in the UK Biobank. BMC Medicine. 2024.
  • A Marginal Structural Model to Estimate the Effect of Antidepressant Medication Treatment on Major Cardiovascular Events Among People with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Psychological Medicine. 2023.
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes, and the Modifying Role of Socioeconomic Status. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2022.
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Incidence of Thyroid Dysfunction in Women. Psychological Medicine. 2018.

Depression and Population Mental Health

12 publications

  • Associations Between Food Processing Levels and Depressive Symptoms. Psychiatry Research. 2026.
  • Differential Associations of Objective Hearing Loss and Subjective Hearing Difficulty with Depressive Symptom Profiles. Preventive Medicine. 2026.
  • Association Between Perceived Exposure to Secondhand Smoke and Depression Independent of Biomarker-Measured Exposure. BMC Public Health. 2025.
  • Association Between Body Size, Weight Change, and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. British Journal of Psychiatry. 2017.

Psychiatric Disorders and Treatment Outcomes

10 publications

  • Association Between Maintenance Doses of Mood Stabilizers and Antipsychotics and Risk of Readmission in First-Episode Bipolar Disorder. Molecular Psychiatry. 2026.
  • Antipsychotic Continuation During Pregnancy and Risk of Postpartum Relapse in Women with Schizophrenia. British Journal of Psychiatry. 2025.
  • Breast Cancer Risk Among Women with Schizophrenia and Association with Duration of Antipsychotic Use. British Journal of Psychiatry. 2024.
  • Use of Sedative–Hypnotics and the Risk of Alzheimer’s Dementia. PLOS ONE. 2018.

Social Determinants of Mental Health

12 publications

  • Network Analysis of Korean Happiness: A Comparative Study by Sex, Generation, and Income Level. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. Accepted.
  • Longitudinal Intercausal Relationships Among Self-Esteem, Acculturation Stress, and School Adjustment of Students from Multicultural Families. Health and Social Welfare Review. 2024.
  • Association of Social Network Properties with Resilience and Depression Among a Community-Based Korean Population. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2022.
  • Perceived Discrimination, Depression, and the Role of Perceived Social Support in Korean Young Adults. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health. 2019.

Mental–Physical Health and Comorbidity

14 publications

  • Association Between Early-Onset Metabolic Diseases and Adverse Mental Health Conditions. Yonsei Medical Journal. 2026.
  • Association Between Cardiovascular Health Measured by Life’s Essential 8 and Depressive Symptoms. Epidemiology and Health. 2026.
  • Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Cardiovascular Diseases in the Korean Geriatric Population. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2024.
  • Stressful Life Events and Augmentation Index: Results from the Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center Cohort. Hypertension Research. 2020.

COVID-19 and Disaster Mental Health

16 publications

  • Mental Health Outcomes After the Acute Phase of COVID-19. Journal of Korean Medical Science. 2026.
  • Comorbidity Network of Post-Traumatic Stress and Depressive Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Korea. Epidemiology and Health. 2026.
  • Cohort Profile: Cardiovascular Metabolic Etiological Research Center COVID-19 Mental Health Survey. Epidemiology and Health. 2025.
  • Trends in Depressive Symptoms and Suicidality of South Korean Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2023.

Additional Population Health Research

27 publications

  • Age-Stratified Association Between Isolated Diastolic Hypertension and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness. Cardiovascular Prevention and Pharmacotherapy. 2025.
  • Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics and the Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Korean Adults. Clinical Hypertension. 2023.
  • Consumption of Fish and Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cancer Risk: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses. Advances in Nutrition. 2020.

For a complete and continuously updated publication record, please visit my ORCID profile/ Google Scholar.