• 생물정신의학
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.216-222
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• 2015

Objectives The principal aim of the present study was to investigate the characteristic depressive symptoms in patients with social anxiety disorder (SAD) and panic disorder in comparison to patients with depressive disorder. Methods This study included 132 patients with SAD, 128 panic disorder and 64 depressive disorder (major depressive disorder, dysthymia etc.) patients without comorbid psychiatric disorders. The Beck Depressive Inventory (BDI) is used to measure depressive symptoms. We divided BDI into three categories originally described by Shafer AB, including negative attitude toward self, performance impairment, and somatic symptoms. We compared the depressive symptoms of SAD, panic disorder and depressive disorder by using ANOVA. Results Negative attitude toward self was noticeable in SAD (SAD $0.54{\pm}0.23$, panic disorder $0.41{\pm}0.17$, depressive disorder $0.46{\pm}0.11$, p < 0.001). Performance impairment and somatic symptoms were remarkable in panic disorder than in SAD and depressive disorder (performance impairment : SAD $0.39{\pm}0.21$, panic disorder $0.44{\pm}0.14$, depressive disorder $0.40{\pm}0.09$, p = 0.009 ; somatic symptoms : SAD $0.07{\pm}0.10$, panic disorder $0.15{\pm}0.12$, depressive disorder $0.14{\pm}0.08$, p < 0.001). Conclusions The results facilitate an approach to optimal treatment for patients with comorbidity of anxiety disorder and depression.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2005

Objective:The purposes of this study were to investigate heart rate variability(HRV) in patients with generalized anxiety disorder(GAD) compared with major depressive disorder in Korea. Methods:Fifty-six GAD patients(20 male and 36 female) was classified into their comorbid psychiatric illness. Among them, Twenty-five patients(10 male and 15 female) who do not have any psychiatric comorbidity were compared with 30 major depressive disorder patients(12 male and 18 female). Clinical symptoms, HRV and MMPI were analysed between two group. Results:Comorbid psychiatric illnesses of GAD were ranked into no diagnosis(44.6%), MDD(32.1%), panic disorder(10.7%), social phobia(5.3%), PTSD(1.7%), OCD(1.7%), MDD+panic disorder(1.7%) and MDD+specific phobia(1.7%). GAD patients showed low functioning in HRV, but degree of decreasing HRV is not so severe compared with MDD patient. Balance of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve tone is more severely impaired in GAD patients compared with MDD patient. The score of MMPI did not reveal any differences between two groups. Conclusions:The result showed that HRV can differenciate GAD and MDD patients. GAD patients could show decreased HRV functioning, less than MDD patients. But autonomic imbalance could be more severe in GAD than MDD patients.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2021

연구목적 본 연구는 MMPI-2-RF를 통해 주요우울장애 환자군 중 자살 시도자들의 심리적 특성을 확인하고자 하였다. 방 법 본 연구는 한림대학교 성심병원 정신건강의학과를 방문한 입원 및 외래 환자 중 한국판 K-MINI-Plus 5.0을 통해 DSM-IV의 주요우울장애 진단적 준거를 충족시키는 자 107명을 대상으로 하였다. 이들을 C-SSRS를 사용하여 자살 시도군(n=43)과 비시도군(n=64)으로 분류하였고 ANOVA를 통해 두 집단 간 MMPI-2-RF 척도 점수에서의 차이를 조사하였다. 더불어 우울 증상의 심각도와 공존질환의 이환 여부가 자살 시도 여부에 영향을 주었을 가능성을 고려해 이를 공변인으로 하여 추가적으로 ANCOVA 분석을 수행하였다. 결 과 본 연구에서 자살 시도군이 비시도군에 비해 효능감 결여(NFC), 대인관계 수동성(IPP), 자살/죽음 사고(SUI) 척도에서 유의하게 높은 점수를 나타냈다(p<0.05). 다만 자살/죽음 사고(SUI) 척도의 경우 우울 증상과 공존질환의 이환 여부를 통제한 이후에는 두 집단 간 차이에서 통계적으로 유의한 경향성을 보여주었다(p<0.10). 결 론 본 연구의 결과를 통해 MMPI-2-RF가 중등도 이상의 증상 심각도를 지닌 주요우울장애 집단에서 실제 자살 시도로 이행될 위험이 있는 환자를 심리적 특성을 확인하는데 유용한 도구임을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과를 토대로 본 연구의 한계와 향후 연구 방향에 대해 논의하였다.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2018

Objectives The objective of this study was to investigate the differences in sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, temperaments, and quality of life between panic disorder (PD) patients with and without major depressive disorder (PD+MDD and PD-MDD patients, respectively). Methods We compared 411 PD-MDD and 219 PD+MDD patients. All patients who were drug-free for at least 1 month were assessed at initial outpatient visits before the administration of medication. The following instruments were used for assessment: the NEO Personality Inventory-Neuroticism (NEO-N) ; the Temperament and Character Inventory-Harm Avoidance (TCI-HA) ; the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) ; the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale-Short (IUS); the Anxiety Sensitivity Index-Revised (ASI-R); the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) ; the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI); the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) ; the Generalized Anxiety Disorder for 7 item (GAD-7) ; the Albany Panic and Phobia Questionnaire (APPQ) ; the Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS) ; the Early Trauma Inventory Self Report-Short Form (ETISR-SF) ; the Scale for Suicidal Ideation (SSI) ; the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Abbreviated Version (WHOQOL-BREF) ; the Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) ; and the Short Form health survey (SF-36). Results Compared to the PD-MDD patients, the PD+MDD patients were younger and more likely to be unmarried. They showed higher rates of unemployment, lower levels of education and income, younger age of onset, more previous suicide attempts, a greater incidence of agoraphobia, and more previous treatments. The PD+MDD patients showed significantly higher scores on the NEO-N, the TCI-HA, the STAI, the IUS, the ASI-R, the BDI, the BAI, the PSWQ, the GAD-7, the APPQ, the PDSS, the ETISR-SF, and the SSI. In addition, the PD+MDD patients showed significantly lower quality of life than did the PD-MDD patients. In contrast with previous studies, we observed no significant differences between the two groups in terms of gender, duration until treatment, and psychiatric comorbidities. Conclusions This study showed that the PD+MDD patients have more early trauma experiences, higher levels of anxiety-related temperaments, more severe panic and depressive symptoms, and lower quality of life than the PD-MDD patients.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.174-183
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• 2016

연구목적 본 연구에서는 불안장애와 주요우울장애 및 불안장애와 우울장애가 동반된 중복 진단군의 신체 증상의 빈도와 특성의 차이를 알아보고 여러 신체 증상군과 자살 사고, 자살 계획, 자살 시도와의 관련성에 대해 분석하고자 한다. 방 법 본 연구는 국가적 역학조사연구인 2011년 정신질환 실태 역학 조사 연구(Korean Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study-2011, KECA-2011)에 참여한 만 18세 이상에서 74세 이하의 참여자 6027명 중 지난 1 년 동안 주요우울장애 또는 불안장애의 진단 기준을 만족 하면서, 같은 시기에 최소 1가지 이상의 신체증상을 호소한 378명을 대상으로 하였다. 이후 조사된 신체 증상을 통증 증상군, 소화기 증상군, 가성신경학적 증상군의 세군으로 분류하여, 각 증상군에 따른 자살 사고, 자살 계획 및 자살 시도의 정도를 비교하였다. 면담 도구로는 한국어판 CIDI를 사용하였으며, 이 중 신체 증상에 대한 항목이 포함된 C장과 자살관련 항목이 포함된 S장의 일부 질문을 연구에 사용하였다. 결 과 진단별로 신체 증상의 차이를 비교하였을 때, 주요우울장애에서는 흉통(p=0.016, 95%CI)이, 불안장애에서는 두통(p=0.004, 95%CI)과 묽은 변이나 설사를 나타내는 증상(p=0.018, 95%CI)이, 주요우울장애와 불안 장애의 중복진단군에서는 균형을 잡기 힘든 것(p=0.006), 기절할 것 같은 느낌(p=0.020, 95%CI), 기억을 잃음(p=0.034, 95%CI)의 증상이 유의하게 많았다. 자살 계획의 경우 통증 증상군에서 자살 계획이 있었던 군의 증상의 평균 개수가 계획이 없는 군에 비해 유의하게 높았다(p=0.026, 95%CI). 자살 시도의 경우 소화기 증상군(p=0.004, 95%CI) 및 가성신경학적 증상군(p=0.013, 95%CI) 에서 자살 시도가 있었던 군의 증상의 개수가 시도가 없었던 군에 비해 유의하게 높았다. 자살 사고, 자살 계획, 자살 시도로 갈수록 각 증상군의 신체 증상의 평균의 개수는 증가하는 경향성을 보였다. 결 론 본 연구는 불안장애와 주요우울장애의 신체증상의 특성에 차이가 있음을 보여주었으며, 증상의 개수가 자살 사고에서 자살 계획, 자살 시도로 진행되는 단계로 갈수록 증가하며 일부 증상군에서는 자살 계획과 자살 시도의 유무의 유의한 차이를 보여주는 것으로 나타났다. 이 결과는 비 정신과적 임상 현장에서 다양하고 많은 숫자의 신체 증상을 호소하는 환자의 경우 정신과적인 적극적인 평가 및 자살 위험도에 대한 적극적인 평가가 필요함을 시사한다.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.67-72
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• 2021

Objective : This study examined the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among North Korean defectors during preparation for early settlement. In addition, the correlation between PTSD and other mental disorders with suicidal ideation was assessed. Methods : A total of 639 North Korean defectors aged 19-65 years were included from resettlement and training centers. PTSD was assessed using the PTSD Diagnostic Scale (PDS). The prevalence of other mental disorders and suicidal ideation were assessed using the Korean version of the Psychiatric Diagnostic Screening Questionnaire (K-PDSQ). Results : A total of 6.8% of North Korean defectors had a PDS score >23, which was suggestive of a diagnosis of PTSD. Prior repatriation to North Korea was significantly associated with PTSD. The defectors with PTSD had a higher prevalence of other mental disorders (major depressive disorder prevalence: adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 14.5; 95% confidence interval [CI], 6.7-31.2, panic disorder prevalence: AOR, 9.5; 95% CI, 4.6-20.0, generalized anxiety disorder prevalence: AOR, 5.6; 95% CI, 2.4-13.2). No significant association was found between suicidal ideation and PTSD. Conclusion : North Korean defectors had a relatively high prevalence of PTSD and suicidal ideation during preparation for early settlement. Cohort studies are needed to assess the lasting effects of PTSD on North Korean defectors' settlement in Korea for a longer period.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.106-113
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• 2012

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the triallelic serotonin transporter gene and stressful life events to determine their effect on depression with alcohol dependence. Methods : Ninety-five hospitalized patients with alcohol dependence (73 male, 22 female) were enrolled in this study. Thirty-two (33.7%) of the total patients were diagnosed with major depressive disorder and dysthymic disorder by Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV. The characteristics of stress were evaluated using the stressful life events scale, and depressive symptoms were assessed using the depression scale (Beck Depression Inventory, BDI). Alcoholism with depression (n = 32) and alcoholism without depression (n = 63) were genotyped for the triallelic serotonin transporter gene ($L_A$ : higher expressing allele, $L_G$/S : lower expressing allele). Results : There was no significant difference in the allele frequency between the depression group and the non-depression group (${\chi}^2$ = 0.345, p = 0.619). $L_G$/S alleles had more comorbid depression in the higher score of stressful life events scale [Mental-Haenszel (MH)-${\chi}^2$ = 4.477, p = 0.034]. But there was no significant difference in the comorbidity according to the scores from the stressful life event scale in the $L_A$ alleles (MH-${\chi}^2$ = 0.741, p = 0.399). In the results, alcohol-dependent individuals with $L_G$/S alleles had more comorbid depression than those with $L_A$ alleles when they had experienced severe stressful life events (MH-odds ratio = 2.699, p = 0.028). Conclusions : These results suggest that there is no direct relationship between triallelic serotonin transporter gene and depression in the alcohol dependent patients. But alcohol dependent individuals with the lower expressing alleles of the serotonin transporter gene were more susceptible to depression than those with the higher expressing alleles in response to stressful life events.