Influence of History of Brain Disease or Brain Trauma on Psychopathological Abnormality in Young Male in Korea : Analysis of Multiphasic Personal Inventory Test.
10.3340/jkns.2011.50.2.114
- Author:
Ho Kyu PAIK
1
;
Chang Hyun OH
;
Kang CHOI
;
Chul Eung KIM
;
Seung Hwan YOON
;
Joonho CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea. nschung@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Personality inventory;
Personality tests;
Physical examination;
Brain disease;
Brain trauma;
Young adult
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Brain;
Brain Diseases;
Brain Injuries;
Depression;
Humans;
Korea;
Male;
Military Personnel;
Personality Disorders;
Personality Inventory;
Personality Tests;
Physical Examination;
Psychopathology;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2011;50(2):114-118
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to confirm whether brain disease or brain trauma actually affect psychopathology in young male group in Korea. METHODS: The authors manually reviewed the result of Korean military multiphasic personal inventory (KMPI) in the examination of conscription in Korea from January 2008 to May 2010. There were total 237 young males in this review. Normal volunteers group (n=150) was composed of those who do not have history of brain disease or brain trauma. Brain disease group (n=33) was consisted of those with history of brain disease. Brain trauma group (n=54) was consisted of those with history of brain trauma. The results of KMPI in each group were compared. RESULTS: Abnormal results of KMPI were found in both brain disease and trauma groups. In the brain disease group, higher tendencies of faking bad response, anxiety, depression, somatization, personality disorder, schizophrenic and paranoid psychopathy was observed and compared to the normal volunteers group. In the brain trauma group, higher tendencies of faking-good, depression, somatization and personality disorder was observed and compared to the normal volunteers group. CONCLUSION: Young male with history of brain disease or brain trauma may have higher tendencies to have abnormal results of multiphasic personal inventory test compared to young male without history of brain disease or brain trauma, suggesting that damaged brain may cause psychopathology in young male group in Korea.
