대한불안의학회지 (Anxiety and mood)
- 제5권2호
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- Pages.120-124
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- 2009
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- 2586-0151(pISSN)
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- 2586-0046(eISSN)
6.25 전쟁 당시 외상을 경험한 노인의 후유증상에 관한 예비연구
Impacts of Trauma during the Korean War on Physical and Psychological Symptoms of Elderly ; Pilot Study
- 김대현 (한림대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
- 류성곤 (한림대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
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김호찬
(고신대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
- 연병길 (한림대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
- 한창환 (한림대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실)
- Kim, Dae-Hyun (Department of Psychiatry, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
- Ryu, Seong-Gon (Department of Psychiatry, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
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Kim, Ho-Chan
(Department of Psychiatry, Koshin University College of Medicine) ;
- Yeun, Byung-Kil (Department of Psychiatry, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
- Han, Chang-Whan (Department of Psychiatry, Hallym University College of Medicine)
- 투고 : 2009.09.09
- 심사 : 2009.10.14
- 발행 : 2009.10.30
초록
Objectives : This pilot study examined the physical and psychological sequela of Korean War victims. Methods : Of 255 elderly who completed the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), we selected 16 subjects who suffered severe traumatic experiences during the Korean War and met more than 2 specified symptoms of PTSD in DSM-IV-TR and 16 controls. Demographic characteristics, medical history including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia and brain infarction, Geriatric Depression Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, suicide scale in MINI, and a scale for the assessment of somatic symptoms were compared between subjects with trauma experience and controls. Results : Subjects with trauma experience were more likely to have brain infarction and diabetes mellitus compared to control group. Depressive symptoms and suicidal risk were significantly higher in subjects with trauma experience than controls. Subjects with trauma experience showed significantly higher scores in Trait Anxiety scale and more complained of pain than controls. Conclusion : This study suggests that traumatic experience probably induce physical and psychological problem even 60 years later. Further studies are needed to confirm the results of this pilot study.