• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.73-81
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• 2022

Since dissociative identity disorder (DID) has symptoms similar to schizophrenia, such as auditory hallucinations and delusional thoughts of being controlled, there are difficulties in its differential diagnosis. A 16-year-old adolescent male patient who was previously diagnosed with schizophrenia from a different hospital was admitted to our inpatient psychiatric unit for the evaluation of auditory hallucinations and suicide attempts. Through psychiatric evaluations, it was determined that the patient suffered from identity alternation, dissociation, and amnesia. As for the diagnostic evaluations, the following measures were implemented: a psychiatric interview regarding the diagnostic criteria, mental status examination, laboratory tests, brain imaging studies, electroencephalography, and full psychological test for adolescents, and the self-reported measure of the Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale. The patient was diagnosed with DID, and the following treatments were administered: pharmacotherapy, ego state therapy, psychoeducation regarding emotions, trauma-focused psychotherapy including stabilization, and family therapy. Following treatment, in the internal dimensions, the patient was able to recognize the nine alternate identities in charge of his emotions, which established a basis for the potential integration of identities. In the external dimensions, he showed improvements in the aspects of family conflicts and issue of school refusal. This is the first reported case of DID in an adolescent in Korea; it emphasizes the consideration of DID in the differential diagnosis of other mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder and expands the treatment opportunities for DID by sharing the procedures of ego state therapy.

• 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.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.70-82
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• 1997

본 연구는 비행청소년의 사회심리적 특성을 파악하고 비행을 직접적으로 유발시키는 요소를 알아보고자 실시되었다. 청소년 병동에 입원한 환자 중 정신증 진단을 제외한 210명을 비행의 정도에 따라 경찰체포후 훈방된군(60명), 재판 판결을 받은군(35명), 이러한 사실이 없는 정서적으로 혼란된 비교군(105명)으로 나누어 인지-학습, 감정상태, 자살사고, 성격특성, 가족구조, 생활사건 영역에 관한 표준화된 검사를 실시하고 그 결과를 비교분석하였다. 공유진단을 파악하고자 이중 무작위로 60명은 구조화된 면담을 실시하였다. 연구결과 비행청소년은 비교군에 비해 1) 입양, 성생활의 문란, 가출, 정신과 입원력이 높았으며, 2) 언어성 지능지수 및 학습능력이 떨어지고, 3) 성격구조상 충동적이고 사회순응도가 낮으며, 강압적이며, 4) 가족단위의 여가활동이 적고, 낮은 종교 도덕관을 가진 가족의 특성을 보였으며, 5) 부정적 생활 경험이 많았고, 6) 품행자애, 반항장애, 주의력 결핍 과잉행동장애 진단율이 높았다. 우울, 불안, 자살사고는 3군중 훈방된군에서 가장 낮게 나왔다. 따라서 비행청소년을 다룰 때 비행에 관여하는 인지학습측면, 충동적인 성격구조, 가족구조, 부정적 생활경험, 파탄적 행동장애 측면에 관한 보다 집중적인 대처방안이 강구되어져야 하겠다.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.295-310
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• 2015

Objectives : Symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during childhood may persist into adulthood. This study included the development and validation process of the Korean Adult ADHD Rating Scale (K-AARS), which was developed for screening and monitoring treatment of adults with ADHD. Methods : Preliminary questionnaires of the K-AARS were based on the reviews of previous adult ADHD scales and clinical experiences of the board certified child and adolescent psychiatrists in Korea. For this study, 136 adults (18-50 years old) with inattention, hyperactivity and/or impulsivity symptoms were enrolled as ADHD subjects, and compared with 406 control subjects (18-50 years old) without ADHD symptoms. Construct validity was examined using explorative factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha to obtain internal reliability coefficients. Concurrent validity was evaluated by comparison with the Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scale (CAARS). Results : An explorative factor analysis showed that the K-AARS had 8 factors (inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, antisocial personality disorder/conduct disorder/oppositional defiant disorder, impairment, driving, emotional dysregulation, disorganization). K-AARS was highly reliable in terms of internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha 0.77-0.95) and correlation between factors (0.57-0.86). Concurrent validity with the CAARS and discriminant validity were statistically significant. Conclusion : The K-AARS is a valid and reliable measure for assessment of Korean adults with ADHD.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.22-30
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• 2012

Objective : We investigated whether Posttraumatic stress disorder patients have a higher tendency to exaggerate the extent of their psychological symptoms compared to other psychiatric patients. Methods : Medical records of patients, who had received psychiatric treatment at four university hospitals in Korea between January 2009 and December 2010, were retrospectively reviewed. We compared a group of 37 patients diagnosed with PTSD, and another group of 41 patients diagnosed with neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders according to the ICD-10. To compare the extent of malingering in the two groups, we compared the validity scales of MMPI-2 and Personality Assessment Inventory. We determined the number of participants in both groups feigning their responses by using various cutoff scores of the validity indicators. Results : The PTSD group showed significantly higher scores on the F (p=0.001), F (B)(p=0.000), F (P)(p=0.030), F-K (p=0.003) scale of the MMPI-2 compared to the other group of psychiatric patients. The PTSD group had a significantly higher NIM score (p=0.001) but a lower PIM score (p=0.020) of the PAI compared to the other group of psychiatric patients. Using the cutoff scores, the PTSD group showed a significantly higher number of patients who feigned responses compared to the other group ($Fb{\geq}75$ (p=0.010), $F-K{\geq}1$ (p=0.005), $F-K{\geq}10$ (p=0.011) from the MMPI-2, and $NIM{\geq}80$ (p=0.001) from the PAI). Conclusion : These results suggest that PTSD patients have a tendency to exaggerate their symptom. This group of patients overreported the severity of their condition during standardized personality assessment that included the MMPI-2 or PAI compared to patients diagnosed with other psychiatric disorders. Additional research is required to determine the factors influencing symptom exaggeration in PTSD.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.10-16
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• 2009

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of attention, intellectual functioning and adaptation of girls with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods : The scores of the ADHD Diagnostic System (ADS), the Korean Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-III (K-WISC-III) and the Korean Personality Inventory for Children (KPI-C) were compared between 26 girls with ADHD and 26 boys with ADHD. Results : 1) There was no significant gender difference in the intellectual functioning, except for the picture completion subscale. 2) Compared to the boys, the girls responded more slowly on the ADS visual task. 3) The girls were rated higher by their parents for the depression and social relationship problems of the KPI-C. Conclusion : The results suggest that there are noticeable gender differences for the attention problems and social functioning of children with ADHD.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.243-249
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• 2005

주의력결핍 과잉행동장애로 진단한 7세 남아에게 주 2회 3개월간의 뉴로피드백 치료를 통하여 일상생활의 산만한 행동의 개선과 단축형 Conner 평가척도, 한국아동인성검사 BASA읽기검사 등에서 개선된 결과 및 주의집중 뇌파 지표가 향상되는 경과를 관찰할 수 있었다. 이후 확대된 임상적용과 연구가 필요하리라 사료된다.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.155-164
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• 2023

연구목적 본 연구는 외상 후 스트레스 장애 환자(Post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD) 중 Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2)를 시행한 환자들을 대상으로 피해 사고에 영향을 미치는 요인을 확인하고자 한다. 방 법 2013년 5월부터 2020년 4월까지 중앙보훈병원에서 CAPS와 MMPI-2를 시행한 116명의 환자를 후향적으로 검토하였다. CAPS 점수를 기준으로 하여 환자들은 PTSD군(n=63, 연령: 58.16±17.84)과 외상 노출이 있는 비PTSD군(n=53, 연령: 67.34±12.05)으로 나뉘었다. 피해사고, CAPS 및 MMPI-2의 척도들 간의 상관 관계를 확인한 후 임상적으로 관련된 위험 요인을 확인하기 위해 선형 회귀 분석을 시행하였다. 결 과 PTSD 군은 외상 노출이 있는 비PTSD 군에 비해 MMPI-2에서 정신분열증, 피해 사고, 역기능적 부정적 정서, 기태적 경험, 정신증, 부정적 정서성/신경증, 불안, 우울, 분노 척도에서 유의한 차이를 보였다. 피해 사고와 CAPS, MMPI-2의 상관 관계를 보았을 때, 피해 사고와 MMPI-2 항목들 간에는 통제 결여 항목을 제외하고 강한 관련성을 보였다. PTSD 군에서 다중선형회귀분석을 통해 역기능적 부정적 정서 및 분노 척도가 피해 사고의 위험 요인임을 확인하였다. 결 론 PTSD 군은 외상 노출이 있는 비 PTSD 군에 비해 피해 사고가 높게 나타나고, 역기능적 부정적 정서 및 분노 척도가 피해 사고의 위험 요인일 수 있어 이에 대해 평가하고 적절한 치료를 제공하는 것이 필요하다.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.31-40
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• 2012

Objective : The purpose of this study was to analyze the correlation between symptom severity and neurocognitive factors in traumatic head injury patients. In addition, the effect of frontal lobe damage on these parameters was examined. Methods : We selected 18 patients who had brain damage for the moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (MSTBI) group, and 17 patients who met the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) without the finding of brain damage for the comparison group. For the evaluation of neurocognitive function, K-WAIS, Rey-Kim Memory Test, K-FENT, WCST, and MMPI-2 were used. Results : The results of the comparison (using the malingering scale) revealed that the values of PDS and PK, which express the severity of symptoms, and the values of the validity scale F, F (B), and F (P) were significantly higher in the overly-expressed group. F (B) in overly-expressed group and PK, Pt, and Sc in the properly-expressed group had significant correlation with the severity of symptoms. F (B), S, and Stroop error inhibition in PTSD, and PK, Pt, Sc, and MQ in MSTBI had significant correlation with the severity of symptoms. The results of the comparison based on the finding of frontal lobe damage revealed that PDS, EIQ, and MQ ware significantly higher in the group without brain damage. Conclusions : It was revealed that each neurocognitive factor was correlated with the severity of symptoms. There was a decrease in complaints or symptoms reported by the frontal lobe injury group, and this is believed to be due to degenerative change in the personality and emotional functioning of these patients following frontal lobe damage.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.94-100
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• 2019

Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in anxiety and depression symptoms, comorbidity according to the patterns of temperament and character in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Methods : The temperament and character inventory (TCI), beck depression inventory (BDI) and beck anxiety inventory (BAI) were administered to 151 PTSD patients classified into four groups of adaptation, vulnerable temperament, immature personality and composite vulnerability according to the results of the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI). MANOVA and Chi-square tests were conducted to analyze differences in BDI, BAI, temperament and character scores and rate of comorbid disorders between the four groups. Results : The immature character and complex vulnerability group showed the higher rate of comorbid depression disorder. Anxiety and depression severity were significantly different among groups, especially depression severity had higher scores in the immature character and complex vulnerability groups and anxiety severity had higher scores in the complex vulnerability group than adaptive group. The immature character and complex vulnerability groups showed significantly lower score on the temperament scale of reward dependence and persistent. Conclusion : The results demonstrate the significance of adaptive characteristics on anxiety and depression symptoms regardless of vulnerable temperaments, and its consequent role in the management of character factors relative to intervention regarding PTSD.