Yonsei Med J.  2012 Sep;53(5):901-905.

The Impact of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax on Multiphasic Personal Inventory Test Results in Young South Korean Males

• Lim HK
• Yoon SH
• Oh CH
• Choo SH
• Kim TH

Abstract

PURPOSE
Few reports have documented psychopathological abnormalities in patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). We analyzed the results of a multiphasic personal inventory test to investigate the psychopathologic impact of PSP in young Korean males.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The authors reviewed the results of a Korean military multiphasic personal inventory (KMPI) administered to military conscripts in South Korea. A total of 234 young males participated in this study. The normal volunteer group (n=175) comprised individuals who did not have any lung disease. The PSP group (n=59) included individuals with PSP. None of the examinees had any psychological problems. The KMPI results of both groups were compared.
RESULTS
There were more abnormal responses in the PSP group (17.0%) than the normal volunteer group (9.1%, p=0.002). The anxiety scale and depression scale scores of the neurosis category were greater for the PSP group than the normal group (p=0.039 and 0.014, respectively). The personality disorder and paranoia scale scores of the psychopathy category were greater for the PSP group than the normal group (p=0.007 and 0.018, respectively).
CONCLUSION
Young males with PSP may have greater tendencies to suffer from anxiety, depression, personality disorders, and paranoia compared to normal individuals. Clinicians should be advised to evaluate the psychopathological aspects of patients with PSP.

Keyword

Primary spontaneous pneumothorax; multiphasic personal inventory test; personality changes; psychopathology

MeSH Terms

Anxiety
Depression
Healthy Volunteers
Humans
Korea
Lung Diseases
Male*
Military Personnel
Paranoid Disorders
Personality Disorders
Pneumothorax*
Psychopathology

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