• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.114-118
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• 2011

Objective : The purpose of this study is to confirm whether brain disease or brain trauma actually affect psychopathology in young male group in Korea. Methods : The authors manually reviewed the result of Korean military multiphasic personal inventory (KMPI) in the examination of conscription in Korea from January 2008 to May 2010. There were total 237 young males in this review. Normal volunteers group (n=150) was composed of those who do not have history of brain disease or brain trauma. Brain disease group (n=33) was consisted of those with history of brain disease. Brain trauma group (n=54) was consisted of those with history of brain trauma. The results of KMPI in each group were compared. Results : Abnormal results of KMPI were found in both brain disease and trauma groups. In the brain disease group, higher tendencies of faking bad response, anxiety, depression, somatization, personality disorder, schizophrenic and paranoid psychopathy was observed and compared to the normal volunteers group. In the brain trauma group, higher tendencies of faking-good, depression, somatization and personality disorder was observed and compared to the normal volunteers group. Conclusion : Young male with history of brain disease or brain trauma may have higher tendencies to have abnormal results of multiphasic personal inventory test compared to young male without history of brain disease or brain trauma, suggesting that damaged brain may cause psychopathology in young male group in Korea.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.18-25
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• 2014

Objective : This study explored the relationships among demographic (DVs) and clinical variables (CVs), neurocognitive (NOs) and functional outcome (FO) that could be used as prognostic factors for old aged patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) undergoing or appointed disability evaluation (DE) after treatment. Methods : A total of 162 subjects with TBI above the age of 55 years undergoing DE or appointed to do so after treatments were selected. The patients were divided into two subgroups according to age : a junior elderly group 55 to 64 years old and a senior elderly group over the age of 65. NOs and FO were evaluated using the Seoul Neuropsychological Screening Battery and Clinical Dementia Rating scale. Results : Gender, age, and education level were shown to significantly impact the recovery of NOs after TBI. Other DVs and CVs such as area of residency, occupation, type of injury, or loss of consciousness were not found to significantly affect the recovery of NOs after TBI. Analysis of the relationships among DVs, CVs and NOs demonstrated that gender, age, and education level contributed to the variance of NOs. In FO, loss of consciousness (LOC) was included to prognostic factor. Conclusion : Gender, age and education level significantly influence the NOs of elderly patients with TBI. LOC may also serve as a meaningful prognostic factor in FO. Unlike younger adult patients with TBI, old aged patients with TBI did not show global faking-bad or malingering attitudes to DE for compensation, but assume that they could faking their performance in a test set available visual feedback.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.13-18
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• 2013

Objective : There are few published studies which have documented psychopathological abnormalities in patients with of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychopathological influence of AIS in Korean 19-year-old males. Methods : The authors compared the Korean military multiphasic personal inventory (KMPI) military profiles of 105 AIS cases (more than 10 degrees of Cobb's angle without surgical treatment) with the KMPI profiles of 108 normal controls. The AIS group was split depending on Cobb's angle to further evaluate this relation by the severity of AIS. Results : A significantly decreased result on the faking-good response scale and an significantly increased result on the faking-bad response were observed in the AIS group compared to the control (p<0.012). The neurosis scale results, including anxiety, depression and somatization symptoms, were significantly increased in the AIS group compared to the control (p<0.010). The severity level of personality disorder and schizophrenia were also significantly increased in the AIS group (p<0.010). Differences in KMPI scale scores were not related to the severity of AIS. Conclusion : Young males with AIS tend to have abnormal results on the multiphasic personal inventory test compared to normal volunteers, suggesting that AIS may be related to psychopathology in the young male group in Korea. Although these psychopathology in AIS were differently observed compared to normal controls, but not interfered with military life. Clinicians are recommended to pay attention the psychopathological traits of patients with AIS.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.196-202
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• 2022

연구목적 본 연구는 19세 남자에서 그레이브스병이 정신건강에 영향을 미치는 정도를 다면적 인성검사인 군인성검사(Military Personality Inventory, MPI) 결과를 통해 정량적으로 확인하고자 하였다. 방 법 우리는 2008년 2월부터 2010년 1월까지 병무청으로 군 신체검사를 받으러 방문한 19세 남자 중 다른 내외과 및 정신건강의학과 질환이 없는 건강한 대상자들 592명과 그레이브스병으로 확진된 대상자들 148명의 MPI 결과를 수집하고 분석하였다. 결 과 인구학적 특징에서 대상자들은 19세 남자로 나이와 성별이 동일하였으며, 교육수준, 사회경제적 상태, 부모관계, BMI 모두에서 그레이브스병 환자군과 정상대상자군 사이에 차이가 없었다(χ²=0.089, p=0.766; χ²=5.090, p=0.278; χ²=5.988, p=0.112; t=-0.635, p=0.526). 다면적 MPI 결과에서 타당도 척도에서는 긍정왜곡(fakinggood) 하위 척도 점수가 환자군에서 유의하게 낮았고(t=3.507, p<0.001), 부정왜곡(faking-bad) 하위척도 점수와 희귀도(infrequency) 하위 척도 점수는 두 군 간의 유의한 차이가 없었다(t=-1.700, p=0.090; t=-0.519, p=0.604). 신경증 척도에서는 불안(anxiety), 우울(depression), 신체화(somatization), 인격장애(personality disorder) 하위척도 점수가 모두 환자군에서 유의하게 높았다(t=-3.323, p<0.001; t=-4.210, p<0.001; t=-6.202 p<0.001; t=-2.872, p<0.01). 정신증 척도에서는 조현병 및 편집증 하위 척도 점수 모두 두 군 간의 유의한 차이가 없었다(t=-0.158, p=0.874; t=-0.846, p=0.398). 결 론 MPI 결과로 미루어 볼 때, 19세 남자에서 그레이브스병 환자는 정상대상자보다 불안 및 우울 수준이 더 높았으며, 신체적 염려 또는 증상을 더욱 호소하였고, 내향성이나 충동성과 같은 성격장애 성향이 더욱 나타났다.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.66-75
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• 2004

연구목적: 교통사고 후 외상의 심각도와 정신과적인 증상들과의 관계를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법: 교통사고 후 장해평가나 감정의 목적으로 1994년부터 2003년까지 입원한 134명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 입원 시 기록과, 정신과적인 증상들, 심리검사로는 MMPI, BAI, BDI, K-WAIS을 평가하였다. 초진기록에 의한 외상심각도를 측정하고 맥브라이드 기준법에 의한 노동능력 상실률도 구하였다. 통계학적으로는 SPSS-10을 이용한 t-test와 Pearson correlation analysis를 시행하였다. 결 과: 외상의 심각도가 심하지 않을 경우에 오히려 자살시도가 더 많았다. 또 우울, 히스테리, 강박증, 및 반사회성척도의 점수가 높았다. 외상이 심하지 않은 경우에 집중력의 장애, 지남력의 장애, 지능의 저하가 더 심했다. 외상의 심각도와 증상을 가장하는 척도간의 관계는 없었다. 결 론: 교통사고 후 사고당시의 외상의 심각도가 정신과적 증상을 심하게 일으키는데 일치하는 것은 아니었다. 오히려 신체적 외상이 심하지 않았던 환자들이 정신의학적 증상이 심각한 경우가 많아서 신체적 손상의 정도에 기준을 두고 정신과적 증상의 평가를 섣불리 예측하는 것을 주의해야 할 것으로 생각된다.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.85-89
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• 2019

연구목적 본 연구는 후기청소년기에서 중증근무력증이 정신건강에 영향을 미치는 정도를 다면적 인성검사인 군인성 검사 결과를 통해 정량적으로 확인하고자 하였다. 방 법 우리는 2007년 2월부터 2010년 1월까지 병무청으로 군 신체검사를 받으러 방문한 19세 남성 중 다른 내외과 및 정신건강의학과 질환이 없는 건강한 대상자들 104명과 중증근무력증으로 확진 된 대상자들 26명의 군인성 검사 결과를 수집하고 분석하였다. 군인성검사는 미네소타 다면적 인성 검사와 비슷한 점수 체계를 가지고 있으며 한국의 징병 검사를 위해 개발되었다. 결 과 군인성검사 결과 중 타당도 척도인 긍정왜곡, 부정왜곡 및 희귀도 하위척도는 중증근무력증 환자 및 정상 대상자 간에 유의미한 차이를 보이지 않았다(t=-0.51, p=0.607 ; t=0.11, p=0.913 ; t=1.41, p=0.158). 신경증 척도에서는 신체화 하위척도 점수가 중증근무력증 환자에서 정상 대상자들에 비해 유의하게 높았다(t=2.29, p=0.023). 정신증 척도에서는 정신분열 하위척도 점수가 중증근무력증 환자에서 정상 대상자들에 비해 더 낮았다(t=-2.38, p=0.018). 결 론 MPI 결과로 미루어 볼 때 후기 청소년기 중증근무력증 환자는 본인의 신체증상에 다소 예민한 상태이며 질병을 관리하는 과정에서 다른 정상 대상자에 비하여 규칙을 더 잘 지키려고 하고 더욱 관습적으로 행동하려는 경향이 있을 것으로 유추해 볼 수 있다.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.32-40
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• 2020

Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate the cognitive performance of major depressive disorder (MDD) in military service/conscription personnel who visited the psychiatric clinic for a medical certificate to consider the situation from the perspective of Korea's unique compulsory military system. We used the Korean Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (K-WAIS-IV) as the test for verifying the suitable level of cognitive functioning for military service and as the embedded measure with reflecting suboptimal effort. Methods : The study was conducted on 56 (28 males, age 19-34) in/out-patients admitted to the psychiatry department and diagnosed with MDD (DSM-IV). All participants completed a structured clinical interview (MINI-Plus), as well as self-report questionnaires related to demographics and severity of clinical symptoms. K-WAIS-IV was administered to each subject to assess cognitive characteristics. Results : Military group showed significantly lower processing speed index (PSI) score including subtests of symbol search (SS) and coding (CD) score, compared to the control group. There was no other significant differences in the Full Scale IQ (FSIQ), Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI), Perceptual Reasoning Index (PRI), Working Memory Index (WMI) scores including sub-tests comprised of the above indices, and Reliable Digit Span (RDS), Enhanced-RDS-Revised (E-RDS-R) between the study and control groups. Conclusion : This study was the first effort to verify the characteristics of Korea's military group with MDD and suggest the applicability of PSI and processing speed of K-WAIS-IV as an embedded performance index to test sub-optimal effort or low motivation beyond the purpose of testing cognitive deficits.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.506-517
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• 2010

Objective : We investigated whether Disability Evaluation (DE) situations influence patients' neuropsychological test performances and psychopathological characteristics and which variable play a role to establish an explanation model using statistical analysis. Methods : Patients were 536 (56.6%) brain-injured persons who met inclusion and exclusion criteria, classified into the DE group (DE; n = 300, 56.0%) and the non-DE group (NDE; n = 236, 44.0%) according to the neuropsychological testing's purpose. Next, we classified DE subjects into DE cluster 1 (DEC1; 91, 17.0%), DE cluster 2 (DEC2; 125; 23.3%), and DE cluster 3 (DEC3; 84, 15.7%) via two-step cluster analysis, to specify DE characteristics. All patients completed the K-WAIS, K-MAS, K-BNT, SCL-90-R, and MMPI. Results : In comparisons between DE and NDE, the DE group showed lower intelligence quotients and more severe psychopathologic symptoms, as evaluated by the SCL-90-R and MMPI, than the NDE group did. When comparing the intelligence among the DE groups and NDE group, DEC1 group performed worst on intelligence and memory and had most severe psychopathologic symptoms than the NDE group did. The DEC2 group showed modest performance increase over the DEC1 and DEC3, similar to the NDE group. Paradoxically, the DEC3 group performed better than the NDE group did on all variables. Conclusion : The DE group showed minimal "faking bad" patterns. When we divided the DE group into three groups, the DEC1 group showed typical malingering patterns, the DEC2 group showed passive malingering patterns, and the DEC3 group suggested denial of symptoms and resistance to treatment.