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Date Published: 07/08/2021
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v504i1.872
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Vol. 504 No. 1 (2021)
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Việt Hùng, Đinh ., & Xuân Cường, H. . (2021). SICK PERSONALITIES CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH DISSOCIATIVE CONVULSIONS. Vietnam Medical Journal, 504(1). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v504i1.872

SICK PERSONALITIES CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH DISSOCIATIVE CONVULSIONS

Đinh Việt Hùng1,, Hoàng Xuân Cường2
1 Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Military Medical University
2 Vietnam Military Medical University

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Abstract

Objective: To study the clinical manifestations and sick personalities of patients with dissociative convulsions. Methods: Analyse the clinical manifestations and personality of 51 patients with dissociative convulsions who treated in Psychiatry Department, 103 Military Hospital. Results: The clinical features of patients with dissociative convulsions are diverse and varied. A high proportion of dissociative patients tend to have unstable personalities (82.41%) and 63.89% of patients have extroved according to Eysenck psychometric test. In addition, the patient had a depression scale (68.63%), a suspicion scale (62.75%) and a dissociation scale (56.86%) according to the MMPI psychological test. Therefore, the Eysenck test and MMPI can be used as references to assess dissociative personality in patients with motor and sensory dissociation disorders. Conlusion: The results of this study suggest that Eysenck and MMPI psychometric tests are methods used to assess dissociative personality in patients with dissociative convulsions.

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Sick personalities, dissociative convulsions

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