A Study on Objective Personality Characteristics of the Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Patients.

Yoon, Woo Jung; Na, Kyeong Soo; Choi, Gwang Ju

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1997;38(7):1155-1161.
Published online July 1, 1997.

A Study on Objective Personality Characteristics of the Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Patients.

Woo Jung Yoon, Kyeong Soo Na, Gwang Ju Choi

Department of Ophthalmology College of Medicine, Chosun University Gwang Ju, Korea.

중심성 장액 맥락망막병증 환자의 객관화된 성격특성에 대한 연구

윤우정(Woo Jung Yoon),나경수(Kyoung Soo Na),최광주(Gwang Ju Choi)

Abstract

A study on objective personality characteristics of 41 central serous chorioretinopathy patients was performed to investigate the etiologic relationship of psychological behaviors about the central serous chorioretinopathy. Fourty-one healthy subjects were used as a control group. Authors used the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) which consisted of 4 validity scales and 10 clinical scales. Three neurotic scales of hypochondriasis, depression and hysteria in the atients group were significantly higher than in the normal control group even though the mean scores on each clinical scale were within normal ranges in both groups.

Key Words: Central serous chorioretinopathy;Depression;Hypoc-Hondriasis;Hysteria;MMPI