The Comparison of MMPI and Neuropsychological Tests according to Degree of Subjective Symptom Complaints in Patients with Traumatic Head Injury.
- Author:
Bon Hoon KOO
1
;
Eun Jung JUNG
;
Wan Seok SEO
;
Chang Jin SONG
;
Hye Kyung CHANG
;
Dai Seok BAI
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. vijnana@chol.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Traumatic head injury;
MMPI;
Neuropsychological test;
Subjective symptom complaints
- MeSH:
Craniocerebral Trauma*;
Head*;
Humans;
Intelligence;
Memory;
MMPI*;
Neuropsychological Tests*
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2005;44(6):743-753
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of "fake bad" and "fake good" patients with traumatic head injury in neuropsychological tests. METHODS: We measured subjective symptoms by SCL-90-R and objective symptoms by McBride obstacle-valuation measure. The patient was divided into three groups according to differences between subjective and objective symptoms. We also examined their intelligence, memory, clinical characteristics, using K-WAIS, K-MAS, MMPI. RESULTS: The group who overly expressed their subjective symptoms has its psychotic symptom exaggeratingly measured, so it will be helpful to be careful to such over-expressed symptoms in those who present a psychotic symptom in a clinical view-point. An K-WAIS measurement among those who exaggerated their subjective symptoms showed less value than the actual one, which weakens the reliability of this intelligent test. Rather, for that group, the result of K-MAS can be used with a confidence in the estimation of their severity of symptoms. CONCLUSION: MMPI and neuropsychological tests are helpful to understand characteristics between subjective symptoms and objective disabilities of patients with traumatic head injury.
