• Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.21-29
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• 2018

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the lifestyle of korean medicine students based on their drinking patterns and eating attitudes. Methods : The survey was conducted on 101 korean medicine students to investigate their psychological characteristics. They were asked to complete Self-Administered Alcoholism Screening Test, Eating Attitude Test, and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2. Results : A total of 101 Korean medical students participated in the study. Non-drinker 19, drinker were 82. Unlikely to, possible and potential alcoholism 79(78.2%), 17(16.8%) and 5(5%) respectively. The mean and standard deviation of SAAST in the subjects were $3.88{\pm}3.33$ and the EAT score was $8.09{\pm}8.693$. There was a significant difference in the MMPI-2 items between non-drinker and drinker. The SAAST had an effect on the EAT score(${\beta}=0.319$). Conclusions : As a result of MMPI-2 test, in the potential alcoholism group, scale D, Mf, Si, INTR, TPA, SOD, Mt and GF were shown higher, and AAS and GM were shown lower than the normal group. In the bad eating attitude group, scale Hy, RC4, DISC and AA were shown higher than the good eating attitude group.

• Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Science
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.179-185
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• 1999

We know that social psychologic factors important to make a decision on characteristic of back pain and prognosis. These facters have difficult to diagnosis of back pain and being protract the treatment session and which bring about a social problem caused the impairment compensation. Clinically, twenty low back pain patients, 8 organic pain group and 12 functional pain group have completed the MMPI(Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) and the results were as follows: l)Mean MMPI T-score of Hypochondriasis was 56.60(12.39, that of Depression was 57.95(7.71, and that of Hysteria was 57.50(7.15. and those of other scales were within normal range near to 50. 2)there was no significant difference between male and female groups on MMPI scales 3)The MMPI T-score of organic group was significantly higher than that of functional group on Hypochondriasis and Hysteria scale.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.147-156
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• 2001

Objectives: In order to investigate personality of oriental medical students by MMPI elementarily. Methods: This study was done by comparing the score of MMPI and Sasang questionnaire. The scores of MMPI and Sasang were verified by examination of T-test and Tukey's HSD Procedure. Results: 1. According to comparison between male and female, there is no meaning. But between unmarried group and married group, there is a difference of MMPI T-scores for L, K-scale significantly. 2. In the distinction of sex and marriage between A group and B group, the MMPI T-scores of male and unmarried group have more significance on the various scale. 3. According to comparative anaylsis of MMPI and Sasang questionnaire, Um group(Tae-um, So-um group) showed significant results in D(Depression), PT(Psychasthenia), SI(Social Introversion) scales of the MMPI. 4. In comparison between the temperament of Sasang and analysis of MMPI profile, Tae-um and So-um groups showed many similarities. Conclusion: According to the above results, it is considered that MMPI can be applied to classification of constitution.

• Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.155-164
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• 2023

Objectives : The aim of this study was to identify the factors affecting ideas of persecution in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients who underwent Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2). Methods : We retrospectively reviewed 116 patients who underwent CAPS and MMPI 2 between May 2013 and April 2020 at Veteran Health Service Medical Center. Based on the CAPS score, the patients were divided into the PTSD group (n=63, age: 58.16±17.84) and the trauma exposed without PTSD group (n=53, age: 67.34±12.05). After checking the correlation between Ideas of persecution, CAPS, and MMPI-2 scales, linear regression analysis was performed to identify the risk factors for clinically relevant symptoms. Results : The PTSD group showed significant differences in Schizophrenia, Ideas of persecution, Dysfunctional negative emotions, Aberrant Experiences, Psychoticism, Negative Emotionality/Neuroticism, Anxiety, Depression, and Anger scales compared to the trauma-exposed without PTSD group. When analyzing the correlation between Idea of persecution, CAPS and MMPI-2 scales, there was a strong association with most of the scales in MMPI-2 and Idea of persecution except Disconstraint. Multiple linear regression analysis performed in PTSD group identified that risk factors for Idea of persecution were Dysfunctional negative emotions and Anger scale. Conclusions : The PTSD group had increased idea of persecution compared to the trauma exposed without PTSD group. Dysfunctional negative emotions and anger may be risk factors for idea of persecution in trauma exposed population.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.65-85
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• 1992

To study the personality characteristics of alcoholic patients, they were screned with the MAST(Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test) and administered with the MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) in the Dept. of Neuropsychiatry, Oriental Medical Hospital in Kyung Hee Univ. form March 1991 to June 1991. Patients admitted for alcoholism were examined and analyzed using the above tests and then studied by Sasang Constitutional approach. Results were as follows; 1. In the MAST score, the cases of obvious alcohol dependence was 53.3% and overall mean score was 28.1 point. 2. In the MMPI scale, the mean of the T-scores for 2(D)-4(Pd) profile was high, but it was not statistically significant. 3. The results obtained by multivariate cluster analysis of MMPI T-scores can be divided into 3 subgroups; 1) 9% showed the psychiatric tendency of F-6(Pa)-9(Ma)profile, 2) 44.2% showed no significant profile, 3)46.5% showed the neurotic tendency of 1(Hs)-2(D)-3(Hy)-4(Pd) profile. 4. Since 44.2% showed no significant profile on the MMPI, much more alcoholic patients were caused not by personality factors but by social tolerance, and also by increasing apportunities of drinking in Korean society. 5. When analyzed with Sasang Constituional approach, 1) for the Soyangin (少陽人): 6(Pa) scale was particularly high, 1(Hs) and 3(Hy) scales were low compared to others, 2) for the Taiumin(太陰人): 1(Hs)-2(D)-3(Hy)-4(Pd) neurotic profile was high, the K-scale and 4(Pd)scale were high compared to the Soyangin, 3) for the Soumin(少陰人): 1(Hs)-2(D)-3(Hy)-4(Pd) neurotic profile and 7(Pt) scale were also high.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.137-154
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• 2007

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory on clinical scales and personality scales of dysmenorrhea patients. Methods : 29 dysmenorrhea patients were tested by MMPI and QSCC II. It is analyzed by one-way ANOVA, Crosstabulation, t-test, and by Duncan method in case of significant difference. Results and Conclusion : 1. The MMPI scores of dysmenorrhea patients were normal range that was elevated in Hs, Hy clinical scales, 1-3 profile type which is profile of conversional neurosis. 2. All of the profiles can be classified three types of profile. Group 1(44.8%) showed a normal profile. Group 2(20.7%) showed a normal profile but elevated in Mf, Ma scales, suggesting mainly extroverted and psychopathic personality. Group 3(34.5%) showed 1-3 profile type which is profile of conversional neurosis. 3. MDQ score and age of dysmenorrhea patients are related to personality in MMPI profile of dysmenorrhea patients.

• Anxiety and mood
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.79-85
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• 2012

Objective : The current study investigated the psychopathology characteristics of the suicide attempter visited in a university hospital for one year using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) test commonly used in clinical medicine. Methods : 72 suicide attempter and 115 control group completed the Korean version of the MMPI. Results : The MMPI scores of the suicide attempters were significantly higher on the lie (L), infrequency (F), defensiveness (K), paranoia (Pa), psychasthenia (Pt), schizophrenia (Sc), hypomania (Ma) than the comparison group. Conclusion : We supposed that suicide attempter have more chance of being paranoid, psychasthenic, schizoid or hypomanic than the control group relatively. They seem to have psychotic psychopathology rather than neurotic psychopathology. These results suppoed that the psychopatholgy of suicide attempter may be different from the control group. However the final decision is indefinite, it needs more well designed systemic studies.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.147-158
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• 2006

Objective : This Study is attempted to analyze characteristics of personality by Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory responses in Vertigo patients. Method : 24 Vertigo patients and 28 control group were tested by MMPI and QSCCII. It is analyzed by one-way ANOVA, chi-square test, t-test, Duncan method is used as ex-post test. Result & Conclusion : 1. 24 Vertigo patients were classified into three constitutions by QSCCII. There were 6 of Soyangin(25.0%), 8 of Soeumin(33.3%) and 10 of Taeumin(41.7%) 2. In the analysis of personality disorder scale of MMPI, BDL scale score of Soyangin group was higher than that of other groups, and STY, AVD scale score of Soeumin group was higher than that of other groups. 3. In the analysis of personality disorder scale of MMPI, vertigo patients group showed higher scores than control in CPS, PAG, PAG, DEP, STY, SZD scale.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.1769-1773
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• 2006

This study is attempted to analyze characteristics of personality by Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory responses in Neck Pain patients. 21 Neck Pain patients and 28 control group were tested by MMPI and QSCC II. It is analyzed by one-way ANOVA, chi-square test, t-test, Duncan method is used as ex-post test. 21 Neck Pain patients were classified into three constitutions by QSCC II. There were 8 of Soyangin(38.1%), 2 of Soeumin(9.5%) and 11 of Taeumin(52.4%)> In the analysis of personality disorder scale of MMPI, the difference was not valid by constitution. In the analysis of personality disorder scale of MMPI, Neck Pain patients group showed higher scores than control group in ANT, CPS, PAG, PAR, DEP, STY, AVD, SZD scale.

• Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.101-110
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• 2017

Objectives : This study analyzed psychological aftereffects and made comparisons between victims who were either sexually assaulted or molested using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2(MMPI-2). Methods : The participants were adult women who visited the Busan Smile Center within 6 months following sexual assault. This study categorized the participants according to types of sexual violence and then identified their social demographic features and characteristics. Student's t-tests were carried out to compare the MMPI-2 results between the sexually assaulted group and sexually molested group. Chi-square tests were also conducted to compare between participants who scored above 65T. Results : Among the 55 participants, 32 were sexually assaulted; 23 were sexually molested. Significant differences between the two groups were found in the following scales: F, F(B), F(P), Pt, Sc, Ma, RC6 and PSYC. Moreover, the number of participants with higher scores in the Pa, Pt, Sc, RC6, and PSYC scales in the sexually assaulted group was significantly higher than in the sexually molested group. Conclusions : Both groups of victims may commonly suffer beyond the moderate level of depression and anxiety in the post-case term. In addition, the sexually assaulted group seems to suffer relatively more from panic and psychological pain than the sexually molested group does.