Temperament and Charcater Dimensions of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Burn Patients.
- Author:
Suk Chan YOON
1
;
Byung Joo HAM
;
Jeong Hyun BYUN
;
Heon Jeong EUN
;
Hyeon Gyun SON
;
Kuk Hee SUH
;
Ihn Geun CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea. hambj@chollian.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Posttraumatic stress disorder;
Temperament and character inventory;
Burn
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Burns*;
Depression;
Humans;
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic*;
Temperament*
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry
2005;12(2):159-164
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the temperament and character profiles of the patients with posttraumatic stress disorder(PTSD) after burn injury. METHODS: The study subjects consisted of 23 PTSD patients after burn injury, 24 patients not being diagnosed as PTSD after burn injury(non-PTSD) and 53 healthy controls. The assessment of PTSD was performed using clinician administered PTSD scale. All participants were instructed to complete the Temperament and Character Inventory(TCI), the Beck Depression Inventory and the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory of Spielberger. RESULTS: The PTSD group after burn injury, compared with the non-PTSD group and the normal controls, had the higher novelty seeking and harm avoidance scores. But there were no differences in other dimensions in the TCI among the three groups. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that the PTSD group after burn injury showed the specific properties of temperament and character compared with the non-PTSD group and the normal group.
