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A study of symptomatic and characteristic aspects of 17 psychiatric inpatients showing MMPI normal K+ profile was done and the results were suggested in comparison with the findings of other previous studies. There was significantly high propotion of symptom rate on impairment of reality-testing, judgement problems, idea of reference, concentration difficulty, and impairment of social/occupational adjustment in MMPI normal K+ profile group. In general they were emotionally inappropriate, unstable, irritable and impulsive. Schizophrenia in men and bipolar disorder in women were the most frequent diagnoses, and their symptom manifestations were differed somewhat according to diagnosis. In consistent with Gynther et. al.(1968) the results showed that the characteristics of MMPI normal K + profile group were different in each clinical settings. Limitations of this study and suggestions were discussed.