• 생물정신의학
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.6-11
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• 2013

Objectives There are only a limited number of studies on instruments assessing fatigue in university students, although fatigue exerts negative influences on their health and academic performances and fatigue-related complaints are more frequently reported in young adults than middle-aged adults. The aim of this study was to validate the 9-item Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) among university students including both undergraduate and graduate students in South Korea. Methods A total of 176 university students completed a battery of self-report questionnaires, including the FSS, the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI), the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 version 2 (MOS-SF36v2), and the Inclusion of Community in the Self Scale (ICS). The data were collected from February of 2012 to June of 2012. The reliability, convergent validity, divergent validity, and exploratory factor analyses were conducted to assess psychometric properties of the FSS. Results The mean FSS score was 3.20 (standard deviation = 1.43). The FSS demonstrated an excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ = 0.93) and item-total correlations ranged from 0.56 to 0.90. Correlations of the FSS with the BFI (r = 0.71, p < 0.01), BDI-II (r = 0.54, p < 0.01), BAI (r = 0.46, p < 0.01), MOS-SF36v2 physical component summary (r = -0.28, p < 0.01), MOS-SF36v2 mental component summary (r = -0.55, p < 0.01), and ICS (Spearman's rho = -0.07, p = 0.33) showed acceptable convergent and divergent validity. Exploratory factor analysis defined one underlying factor (eigenvalue = 5.67) that explained 93.50% of the total variance. Conclusions To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate reliability and validity of the FSS in university students. The FSS exhibits good psychometric properties for evaluation of fatigue among university students in South Korea. Since the FSS is easy to administer, score, and interpret, it could be a useful tool in research and practice for assessing fatigue among university students.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.82-87
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• 2013

목 적 : 방어기제는 성격의 영향을 받으며, 방어기제로부터 파생된 행동들을 관찰함으로써 추정 및 측정이 가능하다. 현재까지 방어기제와 일주기 선호 사이의 관계에 대해서는 밝혀진 바가 없었다. 본 연구에서는 일 의학전문대학원 학생들을 대상으로 방어기제와 일주기 선호 사이의 관계를 알아보고자 했다. 방 법 : 일 의학전문대학원 학생 148명을 대상으로 자가설문조사를 시행하였다. 아침형-저녁형 질문지, Beck 우울 척도-2, 한국판 방어유형질문지를 이용하였다. 결 과 : 저녁형과 아침 중간형은 공상, 수동 공격, 소비, 승화, 억제의 방어기제들에서 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.05). 다중회귀분석에서 소비가 높을 수록(beta=-0.262, p= 0.001), 승화가 적을 수록(beta=0.185, p=0.023), 여자보다는 남자(beta=0.175, p=0.031)가 저녁형을 유의하게 예측하였다. 결 론 : 본 연구에서는 일 의학전문대학원 학생들에서 소비와 승화의 방어기제가 일주기 선호와 관계된다는 것이 밝혀졌다. 그러나 단면 연구로부터의 결과이므로 둘 사이의 인과 관계에 대해서는 알 수가 없다. 환경 요인을 조정하여 일주기 선호가 바뀔 때 방어기제의 변화가 동반되는지에 대한 후속 연구가 가능할 것이다.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.55-62
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• 2015

Objectives Social workers can suffer from occupational stress resulting from dealing with clients, which might lead to metal health problems. We aimed to investigate the association of duty-related traumatic experiences and stress coping strategies with post-traumatic stress symptoms among social workers in public sector. Methods A total of 110 social workers in public sector (men 30.9%, $36.5{\pm}7.6$ yrs) participated in this study. All subjects were evaluated the frequency and the impact of duty-related traumatic events. Additionally, they completed questionnaires including the Impact of Event Scale-Revised for post-traumatic stress symptoms, the Beck Depression Inventory-II for depressive symptoms, the Scale for Suicidal Ideation for suicide symptoms and the Ways of Coping Checklist for stress coping strategies. Results The most frequent traumatic events were "Violent or abusive language from a client" (95.0%) and "Client made a fuss" (94.5%). The most distressing traumatic event was "Seeing a dead body on duty" (7.6 out of 10), which predicted post-traumatic stress symptoms (odds ratio 4.04 ; 95% confidence interval, 1.79-9.11). Among 4 types of stress coping strategies, the emotion-focused coping was positively correlated with post-traumatic stress symptoms after controlling age and sex (${\beta}$ = 0.50, p < 0.001). Conclusions Social workers in public sector showed high level of post-traumatic stress symptoms. Duty-related traumatic events and the emotional-focused coping strategies were associated with the severity of post-traumatic stress symptoms. The modification of stress coping strategies would alleviate post-traumatic stress symptoms in social workers in public sector.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.497-507
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• 2024

Objectives: This study investigated the treatment response to Korean medicine of a paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) patient with dysarthria and weakness of distal extremity. Case presentation: A 53-year-old female diagnosed with PCD complained of dysarthria and weakness of distal extremity. During 32-day hospitalization, she was treated with Korean medicine, namely, herbal medicine (modified Gamiguibi-tang), acupuncture (15 minutes twice a day at CV23, HT7, LI4, LR3, ST36, SP6, GB20, TE17, PC6, GV20, Ex-HN1, GV24 etc.), moxibustion, and cupping, combined with Western medicine (prednisolone, azathioprine) and physical therapy. Post-treatment, the patient global assessment (PGA) score of dysarthria fell from 100 to 60; grasp power rose from 15 kg to 19 kg and 13 kg to 17 kg in the right and left hands, respectively; and the 5-level EQ-5D version (EQ-5D-5L), EQ visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS), and Beck depression inventory (BDI-II) scores changed from 10 to 8, 0 to 80, and 34 to 7 respectively. Follow-up visits continued for about a month after discharge, improvement in symptoms maintained, and there were no significant side effects. Conclusions: Given the lack of standard treatment for PCD, Korean medicine can be tried clinically for the treatment of PCD patients with dysarthria and weakness of distal extremity. However, further studies with control groups are needed.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.32-37
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• 1999

목 적 : 본(本) 연구(硏究)는 신경성(神經性) 거식증(拒食症)을 가지고 있는 여대생(女大生)의 DSM-III-R상(上)에 근거한 인격장애(人格障碍)의 빈도(頻度)를 정상대조군(正常對照群)과 비교(比較) 조사하는 것을 목적(目的)으로 한다. 방 법 : Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R을 사용(使用)하여 신경성 거식증을 가지며, 동시에 다른 I 축(軸) 정신장애(精神障碍)를 가지고 있지 않은 62명의 식이장애(食餌障碍) 연구대상군을 모집(募集)하였으며, 같은 도구(道具)를 사용하여 어떠한 I 축(軸) 정신장애(精神障碍)를 가지고 있지 않은, 동수(同數)의 연령(年齡), 성별(性別) 대조군을 모집(募集)하였다. 인격장애(人格障碍)의 빈도(頻度)의 조사를 위해서는, 면접도구(面接道具)인 '인격장애(人格障碍) 진단면접검사(診斷面接檢査)'(Revised Diagnostic Interview for Personality Disorders)와 설문검사(設問檢査)인 '인격장애(人格障碍) 설문검사(設問檢査)'(Personality Disorder Questionnaire-Revised)를 동시에 사용하여 진단적(診斷的) 신뢰도(信賴度)를 높였으며, 특히 경계선(境界線) 인격장애(人格障碍)의 진단(診斷)을 위해서는 '경계선(境界線) 인격(人格) 진단면접검사(診斷面接檢査)'(Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines)를 추가(追加)로 사용하였다. 또한 일반적인 인구역학적 변수(變數)의 조사와 함께 신경성 거식증환자에서 흔히 관찰되는 우울증상(憂鬱症狀)의 평가를 위하여 Beck 우울평가도구(憂鬱評價道具)(Beck Depression Inventory)를 사용하여 우울증(憂鬱症)의 정도를 평가하였다. 결 과 : 신경성 거식증군은 정상대조군과 적 : 본(本) 연구(硏究)는 신경성(神經性) 비교(比較)하여 유의(有意)하게 높은 경계선(境界線) 인격장애(人格障碍), Cluster B 인격장애(人格障碍) 및 전체 인격장애(人格障碍)의 빈도(頻度)를 보였다(Fisher's exact test, p=0.044, p=0.020, p=0.024, respectively, by the Revised Diagnostic Interview for Personality Disorders;p=0.034, p=0.015, p=0.007, respectively, by the Personality Disorder Questionnaire-Revised). 결 론 : 본(本) 연구(硏究)는 한국인(韓國人) 여대생(女大生)집단에서의 신경성(神經性) 거식증군(拒食症群)은 정상대조군(正常對照群)과 비교(比較)하여 통계적(統計的)으로 유의하게 높은 인격장애(人格障碍)를, 특히 경계선(境界線) 인격장애(人格障碍)를 가지고 있음을 보고(報告)하고, 이 결과(結果)의 이론적(理論的), 임상적(臨床的) 의의(意義)에 관하여 논의(論議)한다.