2.Correlation between MMPI & Aptitude Test and Flight Training Performance.
Seoung Hoon LEE ; Moo Hoon LEE
Korean Journal of Aerospace and Environmental Medicine 1998;8(3):276-283
No abstract available.
Aptitude Tests*
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Aptitude*
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MMPI*
3.Differential diagnosis of lateralized cerebral dysfunction through the multiple discriminant function analysis of KWIS and MMPI responses.
Tae Ho YUM ; Jong Ho SONG ; Hwan Il CHANG
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association 1991;30(1):188-197
No abstract available.
Diagnosis, Differential*
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MMPI*
4.Characteristics of MMPI Finding in Low Back Pain Patients.
Hyun Joo SONG ; Hee Jung YU ; Oh Su HAN
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association 1999;38(4):747-753
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to examine whether MMPI scores could discriminate between normal group and exaggerated pain group and predict treatment prognosis in exaggerated pain group. METHODS: For psychological evaluation, MMPI was administered to 37 low back pain patients and 36 normal controls. MMPI findings in two groups were compared, using t-test and discriminant function analysis. Nineteen patients of exaggerated low back pain group contacted by telephone were questioned about treatment satisfaction degree. And satisfaction group(9 patients)nd dissatisfaction group(6 patients)s MMPI findings were compared. RESULT: Hy, Hs, D scale scores in exaggerated pain group were higher than in control group. In discriminant function analysis by Hs, Hy, and D, percent of correctly classified 'gouped' cases was 74%. Discriminant function of Hy scale was the highest and that of D scale was the lowest. In satisfaction degree study, no finding was significant. CONCLUSION: MMPI findings were effective in discriminating between exaggerated pain group and normal control group. Further researches will need more structured and comprehensive approach.
Humans
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Low Back Pain*
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MMPI*
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Prognosis
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Telephone
5.Alexithymia in Patients with Alopecia Areata.
Doo Byung PARK ; Chang Moo JEON ; In Ki SOHN ; Kyung Joon MIN ; Young Don KIM ; Byung In NOH
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association 2001;40(5):824-831
OBJECTIVES: Alexithymia has been regarded as the general personality of psychosomatic disease, but it's controversial. The object of the study is to find out the relationship between alexithymia and alopecia areata. METHODS: Thirty one alopecia areata patients were compared to 31 normal healthy persons in alexithymic tendency using TAS-20K. Also MMPI and SCL-90-R were checked in both groups. Psychiatric diseases were ruled out. RESULTS: The scores of F, K, Hs, D, Hy, Pd, Pa, Pt and Sc of MMPI in alopecia areata patients were different from those in normal healthy persons. The scores of SOM, O-C, I-S, DEP, ANX, HOT, PHOB, PAR, PSY, GSI, PSDI, and PST of SCL-90-R in alopecia areata patients were significantly higher than those in normal healthy persons. In TAS-20K, the scores of Factor 1 and Total in alopecia areata patients were higher than those in normal healthy persons. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that alopecia areata patients are more alexithymic than normal healthy persons.
Affective Symptoms*
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Alopecia Areata*
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Alopecia*
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Humans
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MMPI
6.The Psychological Characteristics of the Patients with Tension-Type Headache: Using MMPI.
Jong Mun LEE ; Sang Hyun JANG ; Sung Wook YU ; Yun Kyeung CHOI ; Seung Beom KOH ; Min Kyu PARK ; Kun Woo PARK ; Dae Hie LEE
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2003;21(6):600-605
BACKGROUND: The investigations of personality traits have been the issue of many studies on patients with tension-type headache. However, there was few comparison study of personality traits between the patients with episodic tension-type headache (ETTH) and chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) using Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). METHODS: The study was consecutively made of the personality profiles of two groups with ETTH (137 patients) and CTTH (115 patients) in accordance with the International Headache Society (IHS) criteria, employing the MMPI. RESULTS: The two groups could be classified into three clusters by a multivariate cluster analysis, which are relatively normal profile (cluster I), somatic profile (cluster II, elevated Hs-D-Hy scales), and psychosomatic profile (cluster III, elevated Pa-Pt-Sc-Si and Hs-D-Hy scales). The proportion of the patients with CTTH in the psychosomatic profile group was stastically more significant (59.6%) than that of the patients with ETTH (40.4%) by a chi-square test. CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that the psychosomatic profile might be more common in the CTTH patients than in the ETTH patients.
Headache
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Humans
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MMPI*
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Tension-Type Headache*
7.The Characteristics MMPI of Patients with Medically Refractory Epilepsy.
Ju Hwa LEE ; Jong Hwon CHOI ; Ji Eun KIM ; Sang Doe YI
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2001;19(3):226-231
BACKGROUND: It is debatable whether psychiatric problems are overrepresented in the epileptic patient population. In addition, the significance of MMPI elevations in epileptic patients is still uncertain. This study attempted to find out MMPI profile characteristics of patients with medically refractory epilepsy (MRE). METHODS: MMPI was administered to 172 MRE patients and 139 normal controls. RESULTS: In terms of the mean value of MMPI scales, the MRE patients group had normal mean values comparable to the normal control group. However, the MRE patients could be classified into three subgroups by a multivariate cluster analysis, which include a subgroup with normal profile group (41% of patients), neurotic profile group (elevated Hs-D-Hy scales; 19% of patients), and psychiatric profile group (elevated Pa-Pt- Sc & Hs-D-Hy scales; 40% of patients). CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that the majority of MRE patients have abnormal MMPI profiles and suggests that psychiatric disorders or problems might be common in MRE patients. (J Korean Neurol Assoc 19(3):226~231, 2001)
Epilepsy*
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Humans
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MMPI*
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Psychotic Disorders
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Weights and Measures
8.Heritability and Familiality of MMPI Personality Dimensions in the Korean Families with Schizophrenia.
Hee Jeong JEONG ; Byung Dae LEE ; Je Min PARK ; Young Min LEE ; Eunsoo MOON ; Soo Yeon KIM ; Kang Yoon LEE ; Hwagyu SUH ; Young In CHUNG
Psychiatry Investigation 2018;15(12):1121-1129
OBJECTIVE: Categorical syndrome such as schizophrenia could be the complex of many continuous mental structure phenotypes including several personality development/degeneration dimensions. This is the study to search heritability and familiality of MMPI personality dimensions in the Korean schizophrenic LD (Linkage Disequilibrium) families. METHODS: We have recruited 204 probands (with schizophrenia) with their parents and siblings whenever possible. We have used MMPI questionnaires for measuring personality and symptomatic dimensions. Heritabilities of personality dimensions in total 543 family members were estimated using Sequential Oligogenic Linkage Analysis Routines (SOLAR). Personality dimensions in total family members were compared with those in 307 healthy unrelated controls for measuring the familialities using ANOVA analysis. RESULTS: Seven of the 10 MMPI variables were significantly heritable and were included in the subsequent analyses. The three groups (control, unaffected 1st degree relative, case) were found to be significantly different with the expected order of average group scores for all heritable dimensions. CONCLUSION: Our results show that the aberrations in several personality dimensions could form the complexity of schizophrenic syndrome as a result of genetic-environment coactions or interactions in spite of some limitations (recruited family, phenotyping).
Humans
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MMPI*
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Parents
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Phenotype
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Schizophrenia*
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Siblings
9.Prostatodynia: Clinical and Urodynamic Characteristics.
In Kyu CHOI ; Chung Hwan OH ; Woo Chul MOON
Korean Journal of Urology 1987;28(1):61-68
Sixteen patients with prostatodynia underwent clinical studies including urodynamic study, MMPI, and endoscopy. As a control group, another 19 patients with nonbacterial prostatitis and 16 normal man of 20-40 years of age also underwent urodynamic study. The most characteristic urodynamic findings in patients with prostatodynia was a significant increase in maximum urethral closing pressure as compared to control group (mean, 140.9 : 92.1 : 84.1 cmH20). In prostatodynia group, peak urinary flow rate was also significantly decreased as compared to the control group (mean, 12.0: 17.8 : 23.9cc / sec). 11 of 16 patients with prostatodynia was found to have functional outlet obstruction, probably at sympathetically innervated urethral sphincter. And they were treated with minipress and diazepam, of whom 7 showed significant improvement both symptomatically and urodynamically. On MMPI 7patients with prostatodynia showed significant underlying psychiatric disorders, and were treated by psychiatric treatment, of whom 4 showed significant clinical improvement. 2 patients with prostatodynia showed vermontanal pseudopolyp suggestive of prostatitis, were treated with long term TMF-SMX administration, and showed significant improvement. It is suggested that prostatodynia may develop from urethral sphincter overactivity and underlying psychiatric disorders, and that at least some cases with prostatodynia are in fact prostatitis. Uroflowmetry, urethral pressure profile, MMPI study and repeated EPS study may be of help in deciding the treatment plan of prostatodynia.
Diazepam
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Endoscopy
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Humans
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MMPI
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Prazosin
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Prostatitis
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Urethra
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Urodynamics*
10.Patient-Centeredness Associated with Personality Traits of Medical Students.
Seok Woo MOON ; Beom Woo NAM ; Jeong Seok SEO ; Eun Jeong RYU ; Hyuk Jung KWEON ; In Ki SOHN ; Woong HAHM
Korean Journal of Medical Education 2006;18(1):77-86
PURPOSE: The patient-centered attitude is an effort to understand patients themselves as well as their disease. The doctor-oriented approach has been shifting to one where patients and participate in the deciding of medical service. We performed this study to investigate the patient-centeredness and influencing variables associated with personality traits. METHODS: We recruited 94 medical students before their psychiatric clinical clerkship, and all subjects were assessed by a structured questionnaire including socio-demographic data, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory(MMPI), Meyers-Briggs type indicator(MBTI), the patient-practitioner Orientation Scale(PPOS), and the Authoritarian Personality scale(AP), The AP and PPOS questionnaires were repeated after the psychiatric clinical clerkship. RESULTS: After the psychiatric clinical clerkship, the AP scores were significantly lower than before, and the PPOS significantly higher than before. The change in the AP scores were related to MBTI, correlated with MMPI subscales, however, inversely correlated with the changes in PPOS after the clinical clerkship. CONCLUSION: The authoritarian personality trait was related to, not only the personality trait including MBTI and MMPI subscales, but also to patient-centeredness in medical students.
Clinical Clerkship
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Humans
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Minnesota
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MMPI
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Students, Medical*
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Surveys and Questionnaires