측두하악 장애의 정신생리학적 측면에 대한 예비적 연구

A Preliminary Study on the Psychosomatic Aspects of Temporo Mandibular Disorder

This study was designed to investigate the psychophysiologic aspects of temporomandibular disorder. Using various test batteries, 67subjects(33 of TMD patients and 34 of controls) were evaluated and the responses were analyzed through SPSS program. The results were as follows : 1) The score of social readjustment rating scale was significantly higher in the female patient group than in the female control group. 2) The patient group was less responsive to the pressure from financial difficulties, and the male patient group was less responsive to the changes in relationship and the pressure from financial difficulties than their respective control group. 3) Compared with the control group, the patient group was unfamiliar with the three coping strategies, namely shared concern, redefinition, and acting-out. Female patients were unfamiliar especially with the redefinition and acting-out, but very familiar with the compliance. 4) The patient group and the female patient group attained significantly higher score in Zung ’s self-rating depression scale than the control groups, respectively. 5) The scores of Hs, D, and Hy scales of MMPI of the patient group were significantly higher than those of the control group, and 1-3-2 type was most frequently noted in the patient group, though not significant