• 제목/요약/키워드: Korean Vietnam veterans

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한국판 전투 노출 척도의 신뢰도와 타당도 (Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the Combat Exposure Scale)

  • 김동수;정혜경;최진희;소형석;김해정;고창민;김태용;정문용
    • 대한불안의학회지
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    • 제8권2호
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    • pp.106-112
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    • 2012
  • Objective : In posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), it is essential to evaluate the severity of trauma with a reliable instrument. The combat exposure scale (CES) is one of the most widely used measures for the combat-related trauma. The present study was conducted to test the reliability and validity of the Korean version of CES (CES-K). Methods : One hundred and forty-five male Korean veterans of the Vietnam War participated in this study. CES-K, the structured clinical interview for DSM-III-R (SCID), clinician administered PTSD scale (CAPS), and the Korean version life events checklist (LEC-K) were administered. Results : Cronbach's coefficient of CES-K was .85, and the test-retest reliability was .94. The mean [standard deviation (SD)] scores of CES-K were 20.4 (9.0) in the PTSD group and 12.0 (8.6) in the non-PTSD group (p<.001). CES-K showed a significant correlation with LEC-K (r=.31, p<.001) and CAPS (r=.52, p<.001). Only one factor was revealed by the factor analysis. Conclusion : CES-K showed good reliability and validity for assessing the severity of combat exposure. Further, it demonstrated comparable psychometric properties to the previous study. It is expected that CES-K will be a useful tool for evaluating the severity of combat exposure in Korea.

노인에서 외상 후 스트레스 장애의 증상과 혈압의 연관성 (Association between Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Blood Pressure in the Elderly)

  • 방유진;강석훈;김태용;최진희;정혜경;소형석;고창민
    • 대한불안의학회지
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    • 제9권2호
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    • pp.121-127
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    • 2013
  • Objective : Several studies have reported the association between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and hypertension (HTN). The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of PTSD symptoms on blood pressure. Methods : Korean veterans of the Vietnam War with (n=62) or without PTSD (n=87) participated in this study. The clinician administered PTSD scale (CAPS) and alcohol use disorder identification test (AUDIT) were applied. Blood pressure, pulse rate, risk factors of HTN and demographic data of the subjects were collected. Effects of potential explanatory variables on HTN were analyzed with logistic regression. Results : Diastolic blood pressure was significantly higher in PTSD group (p=0.015). However, PTSD subjects showed significantly lower pulse rate than non-PTSD subjects (p=0.004). Logistic regression analysis showed that avoidance symptom might be a predictor for hypertension (OR=1.065, p=0.030). Conclusion : These results suggest that PTSD, especially avoidance symptom, might be a risk factor on HTN in the elderly with PTSD. Further studies are needed to evaluate the change of blood pressure according to the clinical improvement of PTSD.

외상 후 스트레스 장애 환자의 혈청 테스토스테론치 (Serum Testosterone Levels in Patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)

  • 김동수;김해정;방유진;고창민;정문용;강석훈
    • 대한불안의학회지
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    • 제9권2호
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    • pp.106-112
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    • 2013
  • Objective : Several reports have found abnormal levels of androgen in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients. This abnormality in androgen is hypothesized to due to chronic psychological stress effects on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) system. The present study was conducted to estimate serum testosterone levels in PTSD patients in comparison with normal subjects. Methods : Seventy-five male Korean veterans of the Vietnam War volunteered for the study, of which eleven were excluded because of incomplete psychological assessment. To measure basal serum testosterone, blood samples were collected between 8.00 and 9.30 a.m. The clinician administered PTSD scale (CAPS), the structured clinical interview for DSM-IV (SCID), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D), Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview Plus (Korean version of MINI-Plus), CES-K (Korean version of combat exposure scale). Results : The serum testosterone level of PTSD patients ($5.4{\pm}2.5ng/mL$) was higher than that of a control group ($3.1{\pm}1.7ng/mL$, p<0.001). Testosterone levels were significantly correlated with CAPS (r=.38, p<.01), HAM-A (r=.35, p<.01) and HAM-D (r=.28, p<.01) in all subjects. Conclusion : The results of the present study suggest that chronic psychological stress affects the HPG system.

한국인에서 고엽제 관련 노출과 건강영향 및 보상정책 (Agent Orange-related Chemical Exposure: Health Effects and Compensation Policy in Korea)

  • 이상욱;오희철;임현술
    • 한국환경보건학회지
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    • 제39권3호
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    • pp.197-210
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    • 2013
  • Several US veterans stationed in Korea have told the press that around 250 fifty-five gallon drums of herbicides, including Agent Orange, were buried at Camp Carroll in 1978. Joint Korean-US Agent Orange investigation and environmental and health studies were started in July 2011. Korean soldiers and military personnel who served in Vietnam during 1964-1973 or near the demilitarized zone in Korea during 1967-1970 were exposed to dioxincontaminated Agent Orange. The joint Korean-US Agent Orange investigation team found that herbicides, pesticides, solvents and other chemicals -not Agent Orange- were buried at Camp Carroll. However, there remains the possibility that Agent Orange was stored and buried at Camp Carroll or other military camps in Korea. Adverse health effects have not been clearly explained despite a number of health studies among veterans in Korea with potential Agent Orange exposure. Although the Korean government has been compensating veterans and military personnel with 18 presumptive-service-connected-diseases and their offspring with three diseases, there are many veterans, military personnel and civilians who require the government°Øs support. The environmental study on contaminated sites and health studies among veterans and civilians were initiated three or four decades after possible Agent Orange contamination and exposure. Several toxic chemicals, including dioxin-contaminated Agent Orange, could remain in the environment and could have hazardous effects on the health of exposed people for more than several decades. Further environmental investigations and health studies are needed to ensure public safety and health, and government support should be guaranteed for people potentially exposed to these toxic chemicals.

한국에 있는 베트남전쟁 메모리얼에 나타난 기념성 (A Study on Commemoration Characteristics of Vietnam War Memorials in Korea)

  • 이상석
    • 한국조경학회지
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    • 제44권4호
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    • pp.22-34
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    • 2016
  • 본 연구는 한국에 있는 베트남전쟁 메모리얼의 입지, 공간, 조경디테일, 기념조각, 그리고 기념텍스트 등 조경의 관점에서 나타난 기념성을 분석하고, 여기에 나타난 기념문화에 대한 고찰을 하였으며, 전쟁 당사국인 베트남과 미국에 있는 베트남전쟁 메모리얼과 비교분석을 통하여 국가별 특성을 규명하였다. 연구는 베트남전쟁과 관련하여 국가보훈처에서 지정한 현충시설과 전사자 및 참전군인을 위한 국립묘지인 현충원 및 호국원 등 59개소를 대상으로 하여 현장조사, 문헌연구, 인터넷 검색을 통하여 자료를 수집하고 분석 및 고찰을 하였으며, 연구의 주요결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 공공성과 개방성이 높고, 별도의 부지매입비용이 필요하지 않은 국립묘지, 공원, 가로, 광장에 모뉴멘트를 세웠으며, 6 25전쟁 메모리얼과 함께 설치하기도 하여 국가적 차원에서 참전군인의 명예를 고양하고자 하였다. 둘째, 국립묘지에서는 홍살문${\rightarrow}$현충문${\rightarrow}$현충탑으로 이어지는 중심축을 강조하고, 주변에 노단식으로 묘역을 조성하는 전통적 방식을 따른 반면, 규모가 작은 모뉴멘트는 대칭축과 사각형을 기본적 형태로 사용하고, 사각형 기단에 기념탑을 설치하였다. 이러한 관습적인 방법 때문에 메모리얼이 획일적으로 단순해졌다. 셋째, 기념탑, 기념비, 참전부대 문장(紋章), 기념벽 등을 기본적 도입요소로 사용하였고, 표준적이며 사실적 이미지를 보이고 있다는 점에서 근대적 양식을 벗어나지 못하고 있으며, 베트남전쟁 참전기념탑 건립과 관련된 사회적 담론이 허용되지 않았고, 예술가 스스로도 베트남전쟁 메모리얼을 만드는데 있어 시대에 뒤떨어진 양식적 한계를 벗어나지 못하였다. 넷째, 참전군인을 영웅이나 전사로서 용맹성을 강조하였고, 아이구출 조각을 통한 인도주의적 이미지를 나타내는 등 사실적 근대조각이 많았으며, 세밀한 표현이 부족하다는 한계를 보여주었다. 또한, 사자, 해태, 태극 등 전통적 상징물을 이용하여 국가적 기념성을 높였다. 다섯째, 한국에서는 베트남전쟁 참전의 명분으로써 자유수호', '세계평화', '국가경제발전의 초석' 등 반공주의 및 애국주의의 이념적 가치를 내세우고, 지역 및 부대별 참전군인명을 새기어 명예를 고양하는 집단성을 표현하였다. 아쉽게도 전쟁메모리얼에서 본질적으로 추구해야하는 희생자 추모 및 전쟁 자체에 대한 해석은 소홀히 하였다. 본 연구에서 밝혀진 한국에 있는 베트남전쟁 메모리얼의 기념문화적 특성을 종합해 보면, 양식적으로는 관습적이고 표준화된 전근대적 메모리얼의 만연하고 있고, 정치사회적으로 국가의 공식적 기억과 지역 및 부대의 집단성이 강조되었으며, 이념적으로는 반공주의적 애국주의가 강하게 나타났다. 향후 전쟁메모리얼에서 기본적으로 담아야 하는 전쟁, 죽음, 참전군인의 경험 등 숭고한 기념성에 대하여 재사유가 필요하고, 창의적이고 혁신적인 메모리얼을 만들고, 바람직한 기념문화를 세우기 위한 학문적 연구 및 프로젝트가 필요하다.

외상후 스트레스장애 환자에서 장기 치료에 따른 카테콜아민과 코르티솔 변화 (The Changes in Biogenic Amines and Cortisol in Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder After Long-Term Pharmacological Treatment)

  • 강석훈;정문용;김태용;정혜경
    • 대한불안의학회지
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    • 제4권1호
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    • pp.19-27
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    • 2008
  • Objective : This study was conducted to evaluate the changes in the levels of neurotransmitters and cortisol in patients with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and to evaluate their correlation with symptoms after long-term pharmacological treatment. Methods : Twenty-eight Vietnam veterans with chronic PTSD and 34 non-PTSD patients were consecutively recruited. The Combat Exposure Scale (CES), Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (M-PTSD), Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS), Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD) and Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAS) were used to evaluate symptom severity. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to measure the plasma levels of epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine, and a radioimmunoassay (RIA) was performed to evaluate the plasma level of cortisol. Results : Plasma cortisol was significantly lower in PTSD patients than in control subjects, while there was no significant difference in plasma epinephrine, norepinephrine and dopamine between the two groups. The scores of M-PTSD, CAPS, HAMD and HAMA were signigicantly higher in PTSD patients than control group. Conclusion : After long-term treatment, the levels of neurotransmitters in PTSD patients returned to within the normal range, and the patients' symptoms showed some improvement. However, the core symptoms of PTSD continued to appear intermittently, and they are thought to be associated with hormonal systems, such as the HPA axis. It is also suggested that PTSD should be considered to be a complex disorder associated with multiple systems and that combinations of the effective medications for each system should be used to treat patients with PTSD.

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2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin 노출과 관련한 인체면역기능 변화를 판단할 수 있는 지표치 개발에 관한 연구 (Immune-alteration Demonstrated at the Korean Vietnam War Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange)

  • 허용;김은미;유지연;홍승권;전성훈;김형아;조대현;한순영
    • 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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    • 제22권2호
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    • pp.112-124
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    • 2002
  • 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) has been reported to exert detrimental toxicities on various organ systems including reproductive, cardiovascular, nervous, or dermal system. Immunomodulatory effects of TCDD is thymic atrophy, downregulation of cytotoxic T or B lymphocyte differentiation and activation, which were demonstrated using experimental animals, whereas immunotoxicity in human has not been investigated well. This study was proceeded to evaluate general immunologic spectrum of the Korean Vietnam War veterans exposed to TCDD during their operation, and compare with that of the non-exposed control subjects with similar age. Regarding composition and quantity, immune cells in peripheral blood collected from the TCDD-exposed was not much different from those of the control except decreased red blood cell, hemoglobin and hematocrit level. Furthermore, plasma IgG2, G3, and G4 isotype distribution was similar between two groups, but IgG1 level was significantly lowered in the TCDD-exposed, indicating a TCDD-mediated functional alteration of B cells. Significantly enhanced level of IgE in plasma, a hallmark of dermal or respiratory allergic response, was also observed in the TCDD-exposed compared with that of the control. Elevated generation of IL-4 and IL-10 was resulted from in vitro stimulation of T cells with PMA plus ionomycin or PHA, respectively, from the TCDD-exposed in comparison to those of the control, suggesting a skewed type-2 response. In addition, the level of IFN${\gamma}$, a multifunctional cytokine for T cell-mediated immunity, was lowered in the TCDD-exposed with upregulation of tumor necrosis factor $\alpha$. The present study suggests that TCDD exposure disturbs immunohomeostasis in humans observed as an aberrant plasma IgE and IgG1 levels and dysregulation of T cell activities.

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한국전, 베트남 참전 국가유공자들의 외상 후 스트레스가 우울에 미치는 영향에 대한 융복합적 연구 : 자아-적응유연성의 매개효과 분석 (The Effect of Post-Traumatic Stress on Depression of Korean and Vietnam War Veterans: Mediating Effect Analysis of Ego-Resilience)

  • 김윤영;현혜순;최나영;김태열
    • 디지털융복합연구
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    • 제17권11호
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    • pp.547-556
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    • 2019
  • 본 연구는 참전 국가유공자의 외상 후 스트레스와 우울의 관계를 파악하고, 외상 후 스트레스와 우울의 관계에서 자아-적응유연성의 매개효과를 확인하고자 하였다. 한국보훈협회의 협조를 얻어 2018년 3월부터 6월까지 한국전 또는 베트남 전쟁 참전군인 383명을 대상으로 자료 수집하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS 24.0 Statistics Program을 이용하여 외상 후 스트레스와 우울의 관계에서 자아-적응유연성의 매개효과를 계층적 다중회귀분석으로 분석하였다. 대상자의 참전 기간이 긴 경우(F=7.97, p<.001), 무직인 경우(t=2.09, p=.040), 경제 상태가 좋지 않은 경우(F=64.49, p<.001) 외상 후 스트레스가 높았으며, 외상 후 스트레스와 우울의 관계에서 매개변수인 자아-적응유연성이 부분 매개하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 참전군인들의 우울 중재를 위해 자아-적응유연성 향상에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 프로그램 개발 및 국가 차원에서의 체계적인 관리가 요구된다.