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KMID : 0376619950200010009
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Seoul Journal of Psychiatry
1995 Volume.20 No. 1 p.9 ~ p.16
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Personality Characteristics of Patients with Hyperthyroidism
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한오수
유희증/김창윤/이철/박인호/이문호
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Abstract
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Several previous studies reported that psychological disturbances may not be possible precipitating factors in the unknown pathogenesis of hyperthyroidism. But recent studies reported that hyperthyroid patients may add increased psychological
vulnerability. The present study attempted to delineate personality characteristics of hyperthyroid patients based on the Eysenck's personality dimension, that is, neuroticism or emotional stability-unstability.
@ES Specially, hypotheses of the present study were as follows:
@EN Hypothesis 1 ; Comparing the scores of hyperthyroid patients at the time when hyperthyroidism is diagnosed and when euthyroidism is established after treatment, there will be no differences on trait anxiety and neuroticism that have
biological
bases
and stability over time.
Hypothesis 2 ; Comparing with the normal control group, the hyperthyroid patients will show higher level of neuroticism or emotional unstability in the biologically-based personality characteristics.
Hypothesis 3: Comparing with the normal control group, the hyperthyroid patients with show higher level of state anxiety, trait anxiety, and depressive tendency.
The subjects were composed of 67 hyperthyroid patients and 67 normal controls. Eysenck's Personality Questionnaire(EPQ), Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI), and Beck Depression Inventory(BDI) were administered to each group.
Sixty-seven
hyperthyroid patients were tested at the time hyperthyroidism was diagnosed. Forty of these patients were retested immediately after biochemical euthyroidism.
In comparing the difference between hyperthroid and euthyroid states, the subject when hyperthyroidism diagnosed showed more state anxiety, trait anxiety and depression at the time of being diagnosed as hyperthyroidism than recovered as
euthyroidism,
but with no difference in neuroticism. In comparing the patient group and the normal control group, the hyperthyroid patient group showed more state anxiety, trait anxiety, depression and neuroticism than normal control group. The hyperthyroid
patient
group and normal control group. The hyperthyroid patient group and normal control group were classified by means of the discriminant analysis together with 4 variables, namely, state anxiety, trait anxiety, depression, and neuroticism. All
variables
were selected and had been collectly classified in 94.8% of the cases. The result of this study suggested that personality variables be contributing factors in the unknown pathogenesis of hyperthyroidism.
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