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KMID : 1143820110070020092
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Anxiety and Mood
2011 Volume.7 No. 2 p.92 ~ p.100
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Symptom severity, Functional Impairment, and Personality Profiles between Partial and Full Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Patients among the Adolescent Survivors from the Incheon Fire Disaster
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Hwang Seo-Hyun
Lee Hong-Seock
Lee Sang-Kyu
Lee Heung-Pyo
Jeon Chul-Eun
Lee So-Young
Kim Yong-Ku
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Abstract
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Objectives : The aim of this study was to investigate Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)-related symptom severity, level of functional impairment and personality profiles between full-blown PTSD, partial PTSD and non-PTSD groups among 59 adolescent survivals from the Incheon fire disaster. Method : Using Short Screening Scale for DSM-IV PTSD, victims of the disaster were assigned to a full-blown PTSD group (n=18), a partial PTSD (n=22), or a non-PTSD group (n=19). Assessments included the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), the Impact of Event Scales (IES), the McBride’s Degree of General Labor Loss, and the Korean Version of Temperament and Character Inventory (K-TCI). Results : Significantly severe PTSD symptoms (F=4.832, df=2, p<.05) and functional impairment (F=12.144, df=2, p<.01) were demonstrated by PTSD groups as compared to the non-PTSD group. Interestingly, full and partial PTSD did not differ in these comparisons. Similarly, the subtypes of PTSD did not differ with respect to personality profiles using the K-TCI ; however, personality profiles were sharply differentiated between the PTSD and non-PTSD group. Conclusion : Although high subject homogeneity and small sample size may limit the results of this study, the present results highlight the possibility of the underestimation as well as the insufficient, treatment and compensation of partial vs full PTSD.
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KEYWORD
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PTSD, Partial PTSD, Severity of Illness Index, Personality
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