J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1999 Apr;40(4):1012-1019.

A Study on Stress and Personality Characteristics of the Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Patients

• Kang SW
• Park JS

Abstract

To investigate the relationship between psychological behavior and the development of central serous chorioretinopathy, we performed a study on stress and personality characteristics on 39 central serous chorioretinopathy patients and 38 healthy subjects as a control group. We used Life Change Inventory(MMPI) for personality characteristics. As a result, the mean stress scale in the patients group was significantly higher than in the normal control group(p<0.05) and the mean T-xcore of three neurotic scales such as hypochondriasis, depression and hysteria in the patients group were significantly higher than in the normal control group(p=0.029, 0.004, 0.012).

Keyword

Central serous chorioretinopathy; Depression; Hypochondriasis; Hysteria; LCU(Life Change Unit); MMPI; Stress scale

MeSH Terms

Central Serous Chorioretinopathy*
Climacteric
Depression
Humans
Hypochondriasis
Hysteria
MMPI
Weights and Measures