• 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.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.407-412
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• 2023

외상을 경험하는 대상자가 극심한 스트레스를 경험할 때 적절히 대처하지 않으면 외상 후 스트레스 장애(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD) 등을 포함해 다양한 정신과적 문제가 발생할 수 있다. 또한, 전쟁이 아니더라도 군 복무 중 목숨을 위협하는 사건을 경험한 군인들은 심각하고 만성화된 PTSD 증상을 경험할 수 있음을 고려하면 이에 대한 개입을 위해 장병들이 어떠한 외상사건에 노출되어 있는지, 이로 인한 PTSD 증상을 어느 정도 경험하는지에 대한 연구가 필요하지만, 아직 국내연구가 부족한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구는 국내 연구의 동향을 파악하고 이를 통해 군 장병의 PTSD와 심리적 지원을 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있는 방안을 제공하며 더 나아가 군인뿐만 아니라 전투를 경험한 '민간인'의 PTSD에 대해서도 연구하고 일반외상과 전쟁 외상의 PTSD 차이에 따라 증상 치료 및 완화 프로그램을 민간인들에게 제공한다면 대군 신뢰 상승뿐만 아니라 군이 전쟁 외상 PTSD 연구와 예방, 치료 및 완화 분야에서 주도적 역할을 할 수 있을 것이라 기대된다.

• 디지털콘텐츠학회 논문지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.673-683
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• 2018

세월호 사건은 재난의 일반적인 피해 수준을 넘어 온 국민들에게 정신적 충격을 준 참사이다. 이 연구는 세월호 사건과 관련한 미디어 이용으로 대리된(vicarious) 재난 경험과 이용자의 외상 후 스트레스 장애(post-traumatic stress disorder: PTSD) 간의 연관성을 탐색하는 데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 세월호 사건 발생 직후인 2014년 4월 28일부터 12일 동안 수도권 소재 종합대학과 중고등학교 학생 417명을 대상으로 수집한 답변 자료를 분석한 결과, 세월호 사태 기간 중에 주요 재난 사건 뉴스정보를 접하는 채널이 소셜 미디어인 경우 신문이나 TV방송보다 더 높은 수준의 외상을 나타냈다. 또한 재난 사건 뉴스정보와 소셜 미디어 이용량이 많을수록 PTSD와 정적인 인과관계를 나타냈다. 본 연구 결과는 재난 사건에 대한 미디어 매개 심리적 외상 문제의 작동기제와 경험적 결과를 제시하며 후속 연구를 촉발한다는 데 의의가 있다.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.159-169
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• 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze research trends and find whether Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) of refugees could affect structural or functional changes of brains of those under MRI, focusing on volumes, functional connectivities, and metabolites. Methods: A literature search was done using PubMed, Embase, RISS, and KMBase to identify studies that matched our research purpose. A total of eight studies were identified using Prisma flow diagram by two reviewers independently. Results: Eight studies were identified. Three studies were on North Korean defectors as subjects. The number of studies that observed structural changes, functional changes, and metabolite changes in brains was 2, 5, and 2, respectively. Although each study observed various parts of the brain, anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) was observed commonly in three studies. The PTSD group showed reduction of ACC volume and N-acetyl-aspartate (NAA) metabolite in ACC compared to the non- PTSD group. When exposed to negative stimuli, the PTSD group showed higher neural activity than the non-PTSD group, but not vice versa. Conclusion: ACC showed significant difference in volume, neural activity, and NAA metabolite between the PTSD and the non-PTSD group, resulting in significant differences in structural changes, functional changes, metabolite changes, respectively. This study showed the need for conducting more research using various biomarkers to clarify the relationship between PTSD of refugees and their brain changes.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.63-68
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• 2023

Objectives: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had various effects on mankind, especially children and adolescents. Because children and adolescents spend a lot of time at school, COVID-19 has had a great impact on school mental health. In this study, we investigated the effect of prolonged COVID-19 on school mental health. Methods: We prepared self-report questionnaires for depression (Children's Depression Inventory, CDI), anxiety (Korean version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children; Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, GAD-7), and post-traumatic stress (Primary Care Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, PC-PTSD) for administering to students aged between 7 and 18 years, recruited by a COVID-19 psychological prevention support group in the Gwangmyeong Mental Health Welfare Center for 2 years, in 2020 and 2021. Results: For children aged 7-12 years, there was no significant difference between the years 2020 and 2021 in the assessment of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress. Conversely, for adolescents aged 13-18 years, there was a significant increase in the scale scores (CDI, PC-PTSD, and GAD-7). Conclusion: Prolonged COVID-19 might have had a significant impact on the mental health of adolescents who spent a lot of time at school. When comparing the years 2020 and 2021, middle and high school students were more affected by COVID-19 than elementary school students.

• 임상간호연구
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.97-106
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• 2020

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the incidence and associated factors with post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) in patients with intensive care units (ICU) admission experience. Methods: This study is a retrospective observational study using self-reporting questionnaire. Patients who were admitted to ICU more than 72 hours and agreed to participate were enrolled in this study. PTSD were assessed by Korean version of post-traumatic diagnosis scale, and PTSD was defined as 20 points or more. Medical records of participants were reviewed to identify influencing factors of PTSD. To analyzed the data, descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test and gamma regression were utilized using SPSS/WIN 23.0 program. Results: A total of 128 patients participated in the study. Mean age of participants was 58.3±11.7 years and 50 patients (39.1%) were female. Mean duration of ICU stay was 8.43±8.09 days and PTSD was diagnosed in 12 patients (9.4%). In the results of a Gamma regression analysis, Psychiatric history (B=1.09, p=.002), APACHEII score (B=.04, p=.005), CPR experience (B=1.65, p=.017) and physical restraint (B=.68, p=.049) were independently associated with PTSD occurrence. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that a various factors influencing PTSD should be identified to prevent PTSD in patients who requires ICU care. In addition, post-ICU care programs are required to assess and reduce PTSD.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.385-390
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• 2023

본 연구는 소방공무원의 스트레스에 대한 심리적 응급처치 필요성을 연구하는데 목적이 있다. 연구 문제를 해결하기 위해 10명의 구급대원을 대상으로 1:1 심층 인터뷰를 통해 구급대원의 근무환경, 외상 후 스트레스 경험, 심리적 응급처치 경험 등을 분석하여 소방관의 정신건강 향상을 위한 심리적 응급처치의 필요성에 대한 정책을 다음과 같이 제안하였다. 첫째, 소방공무원을 현장에 배치해 외상 후 스트레스와 그로 인한 신체 증상을 미리 교육한 뒤 외상 사건에 노출될 필요가 있다. 둘째, 소방공무원은 외상환자에 노출된 후 적절한 시기에 심리적 응급처치를 해야 한다. 셋째, 정신건강 업무를 전문적으로 수행할 인력과 제도적 장치의 보완이 필요하다. 넷째, 소방공무원에 적합한 맞춤형 전문의료서비스와 심리지원을 위해서는 소방복합치유센터와 국립 소방병원의 연계가 필요하다.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.177-193
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• 2010

Significant advances have been made in understanding the biological underpinnings of post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD), particularly in the field of genetics and neuroimaging. Association studies in candidate genes related with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, monoamines including serotonin, dopamine and noradrenaline, and proteins including FK506-binding protein 5 and brain-derived neurotrophic factor have provided important insights with regard to the vulnerability factors in PTSD. Genome-wide association studies and epigenetic studies may provide further information for the role of genes in the pathophysiology of PTSD. Hippocampus, medial prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulated cortex and amygdala have been considered as key structures that underlie PTSD pathophysiology. Future research that combines genetic and neuroimaging information may provide an opportunity for a more comprehensive understanding of PTSD.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.155-161
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• 2019

Recently, increases in major disasters such as fires, earthquakes and typhoons have raised public expectations for safety. In addition to this increase in expectations of safety, the government continues to push for more manpower and better treatment for firefighters who are operating in the disaster scene. Despite the improvement of working conditions and increased welfare for firefighters, however, the incidence and turnover of various mental diseases continues to increase. It is reported that many of the diseases such as post-traumatic stress disorder and the turnover of firefighters are due to a mismatch in individual's personality and work environment. In this study, 108 firefighters were evaluated for their vocational aptitude in the new curriculum. Based on the analysis results, new firefighters were proposed to provide employment and education training improvements, and to provide job security suitable for the individual's personality type through the introduction of the vocational aptitude test for firefighters who are working in the fire service. In addition, we would like to use the vocational aptitude test as a material for reducing post-traumatic stress disorder and increasing turnover through long-term tracking and observation, rather than from a one-off perspective.

• 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.325-351
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• 2019

본 연구는 외상 사건을 경험한 국내 성인의 외상 후 스트레스(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) 증상과 외상 후 성장(Post Traumatic Growth) 양상을 토대로 잠재계층(latent class)을 도출하고, 각 집단 구분에 영향을 미치는 특성을 탐색하며, 집단에 따른 자기파괴적 행동의 차이를 탐색함으로써, 외상 사건을 경험한 개인에 대해 보다 심층적으로 이해하고자 한다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 DSM-5 진단기준에 해당하는 외상 사건을 경험한 국내성인 860명을 대상으로 잠재프로파일분석(Latent Profile Analysis)과 R-3STEP 방식을 이용하였다. 집단 예측 변인으로 개인의 인구사회학적 변인(성별, 연령, 최종 학력, 종교유무, 종교활동 정도, 월 평균 소득)과 사회적 고립, 외상 경험 빈도가 포함되었으며, 종속변인으로 자기파괴적 행동(폭식 정도, 비자살적 자해 유무, 음주의 양, 음주 형태, 음주로 인한 정신 사회적 문제)을 포함하였다. 연구결과 집단은 '저PTSD/중 PTG집단', '저 PTSD/고 PTG집단', '고 PTSD/고 PTG집단'으로 분류되었다. 또한 성별, 최종학력, 사회적 고립, 외상 노출 빈도가 집단 예측 변인으로 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 폭식 정도, 비자살적 자해 유무, 음주 형태, 음주로 인한 정신사회적인 문제에서 집단 간 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 본 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 논의와 시사점을 제시하였다.