Abstract
We held a "Mental Health Research SPM_MH Workshop 2012 in SEOUL" in cooperation with the Integrated Research Institute of Construction and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University in August 2012. The objectives of the workshop are to work together with Korea and Japan, to tackle mental health problems which have been highlighted in recent years in both countries. On this opportunity, we compared mental health problems internationally and analyzed Japan's efforts over the last 20 years and the achievement. Report the results of comparative research and workshops in Korea and Japan.