MMPI of Out-Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

과민성 대장증후군 내원환자의 MMPI 군집분석

  • Park, Keon-Young (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Ajou University Hospital) ;
  • Cho, Sun-Mi (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Ajou University Hospital) ;
  • Chung, Young-Ki (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Ajou University Hospital)
  • 박근영 (아주대학교병원 정신과학교실) ;
  • 조선미 (아주대학교병원 정신과학교실) ;
  • 정영기 (아주대학교병원 정신과학교실)
  • Published : 1996.06.15

Abstract

In this cluster analysis of out-patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) we described the psychological features and personality patterns of these patients. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was administered to 29 IBS patients who received treatment in the gastroenterology department of Ajou University Hospital to produce individual profiles for each patient. The 29 profiles with 13 standard scales, 15 content scales and 11 personality scales were subjected to cluster analysis resulting in three clusters of the original sample. Titles used to describe the psychological features and personality patterns seen in the three clusters included : (1) depression and anxiety : (2) somatization and denial of affect ; (3) anger overcontrol. Future studies on the treatment of IBS patients may well consider these features, as IBS patients have different psychological patterns.

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