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Objectives : This study investigated the prevalence of unmet health care needs among Korean adults and related factors. Methods : The study participants were adults over the age of 20 mental health experience from the Korea Health Panel in 2012(n=4,730). Statistical analysis methods used in this study were the χ²-test, Logistic Regression Analysis and other basic statistics such frequency-and percentage using SPSS version 22.0. Results : ①Significant variables of stress: Factors were age, economic activity, subjective health status, and activity limitation. ②Significant variables of depression: Factors were age, income class(low) and activity limitation. ③Significant variables of suicidal impulse: Factors were age, chronic diseases, income class, and activity limitation. Conclusions : Stress, depression, and suicidal impulse can be unmet medical factors; therefore improvement measures and mental health counseling programs in response to suicide impulses, should be developed. Thus there is a need for a health sciences approach.