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Korean Journal of Psychology: General

  • KOREAN
  • P-ISSN1229-067X
  • E-ISSN2734-1127
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Difference on Complex PTSD and PTSD symptoms according to types of traumatic events in North Korean Refugees

Korean Journal of Psychology: General / Korean Journal of Psychology: General, (P)1229-067X; (E)2734-1127
2012, v.31 no.4, pp.1003-1022

Abstract

The current study was conducted to compare symptoms of Complex PTSD, PTSD and level of depressive symptoms of 531 North Korean refugees on their different types of traumatic events. The refugees experienced traumatic events at least over one were 432(81.4%), and the refugees experienced traumatic events over four showed more Complex PTSD and PTSD, and depressive symptoms than never experienced traumatic events or experienced below three. In the case of types of traumatic events, the group experienced interpersonal trauma and disease had higher scores on Complex PTSD, PTSD, and depressive symptoms than no experience group. There were no difference on symptoms of Complex PTSD, PTSD, and depression level depend on their simple traumatic events. Among refugees with traumatic events, the proportions of diagnosis of Complex PTSD was 11.3%, PTSD 14.6%, and Dual diagnosis was 26.2%, respectively. Dual diagnosis group showed more depressive symptoms than single diagnosis groups. As a result of logistic regression analysis, compared with the no diagnosis group, the odds ratio for diagnosis of Complex PTSD in the refugees with interpersonal trauma were 2.11. And, the odds ratio for Dual diagnosis in the refugees with interpersonal trauma were 2.39, with disease were 2.85, respectively. There was no traumatic events' types differentiated PTSD group from no diagnosis group. These results showed that the types of traumatic events more important than simple frequency of traumatic events in diagnosis Complex PTSD and PTSD of North Korean Refugees. Based on these result, diagnosis and therapeutic approach of PTSD in North Korean Refugees were discussed.

keywords
북한이탈주민, 복합 PTSD, PTSD, 외상, 우울, North Korean Refugees, Complex PTSD, PTSD, Trauma, Depression

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