SEOUL: Nearly 30 percent of children living in institutional care facilities in South Korea are taking medication for mental illnesses such as depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, government data showed Thursday (Aug 28).
According to Ministry of Health and Welfare data obtained by Rep. Back Hye-ryun of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, 2,342 children, or 27.8 percent of the 8,425 children living in 240 residential care facilities nationwide, were on such medications as of March.
