The Correlation Between Defense Mechanism and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Burn Patients
10.22722/KJPM.2021.29.2.191
- Author:
Dowon LEE
1
;
Yanghwan CHOI
;
Jong Dae KIM
;
Kyung-Lak SON
;
Woo Young IM
;
Jin Yong JUN
Author Information
1. Department of Adult Psychiatry, National Center for Mental Health, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
2021;29(2):191-198
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Objectives:：This study was designed to investigate the correlation between defense mechanism and posttraumatic stress disorder in burn patients.
Methods:：We recruit 40 burn patients and we evaluate sociodemographic characteristics, characteristics related to burn, korean version of Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), Korean Version of Center for epidemiologic studies depression scale (CES-D) and Ewha Defense Mechanisms Test (EDMT). Multiple regression analysis was performed to evaluate the correlation between EDMT score and IES-R score.
Results:：Factor 2 of EDMT which consists of Ego-expansion subjects was significantly correlate with IER-S score. In factor 2, Controlling (β=-0.299, p<0.05), Sublimation (β=-0.276, p<0.05) is significantly correlate with IER-S score.
Conclusions:：Some subjects of defense mechanism was significantly correlate with IES-R score. it might behelpful to understand defense mechanism for the posttraumatic stress disorder in burn patients.
