중독학과

Greetings! I am Professor Hyunjoo Na specializing in mental health nursing. My research interests lie in developing programs to promote mental health among young people in the community and creating smartphone-based content for depression and suicide prevention. I am particularly passionate about increasing accessibility to mental health services for young people and developing effective prevention and treatment strategies.

My philosophy as a professor is to respect students' aspirations and encourage their dreams. I look forward to working together to make a positive impact in the field of mental health.

I aim to cultivate professionals who, rooted in the philosophy of human dignity, practice love and service to society through scholarship. These professionals include individuals who respect and cherish human life, creative researchers who innovate within their disciplines, adept leaders who effect systemic change alongside individuals, and authentic experts who possess ethical responsibility and a sense of balance.  I have participated in various research projects aimed at promoting the mental health of children from low-income families and their primary caregivers, and I am interested in enhancing the mental well-being of diverse populations through an ecological approach. Recently, I have been conducting research projects aimed at fostering positive digital citizenship, which is essential for children and adolescents in the digital age, and developing models to address mental health issues such as gambling addiction, suicidal self-harm, and cyberbullying in digital environments. Additionally, I am involved in research and education on the reintegration of individuals with chronic mental illnesses into society, promoting mental health among the public, and self-care for mental health professionals. I teach courses on psychiatric nursing at the Catholic University of Korea College of Nursing and on theories of human relations, family counseling, and the philosophy of care at the graduate level. Recently, I have published the following research papers: 

• The Significance of Digital Citizenship and Gender in the Relationship between Social Media Usage Time and Self-Esteem among Adolescents: A Secondary Analysis. CHILDREN (BASEL), 2023.  
• Digital Citizenship and Life Satisfaction in South Korean Adolescents: The Moderated Mediation Effect of Poverty. CHILDREN (BASEL), 2023. 
• Moderating Effects of Digital Citizenship on Problematic Digital Media Use and Children's Happiness: A Cross-Sectional Study. JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023. 
• Association Among Workplace Spirituality, Spiritual Well-Being, and Spiritual Care in Practice With Multiple Mediators for Clinical Nurses. JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NURSING, 2023. 
• Maternal predictors of children's mental health in low-income families: A structural equation model. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, 2023. 
• Character Strength and Mental Health Problems among Children from Low-Income Families in South Korea. CHILDREN(BASEL), 2022. 
• Association between chronotype, tobacco use or alcohol use, and high-risk drinking by age group: The Seventh Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (VII: 2016-2017). SLEEP HEALTH, 2022. 
• The significant mediators between depression and mental health recovery among community-dwelling people with a diagnosed mental disorder. ARCHIVES OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING, 2022. 

Violence Victimization Among Adolescents from Culturally or Ethnically Diverse South Korean Families. JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH, 2020.

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Eunpyeong St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea

Director of Special Committee on Substance and Addictive Behaviors, Korean Neuropsychiatric Association

Director of International Affairs, the Korean Academy of Addiction Psychiatry

Associate Editor, Psychiatry Investigation

In 2002, I finished resident ship in psychiatry department and  received doctorate in 2005 for genetic research on addictive diseases. I studied in National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism for 1.5 yr. I carry out various addiction patient treatment, research, and policy development. Since 2024, I serve as the director of the Graduate School's Addiction Research Institute. I am conducting epidemiological research on alcohol addiction, internet addiction, drug addiction, and digital healthcare research on addiction. I serves as a member of several government committees related to addiction policy and is a member of the WHO-related addiction response advisory task force.