[The result of testing psychotic disorder patients in general hospital with Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory].

OBJECTIVE

To study the psychological characteristics of patients with psychotic disorder in general hospital.

METHODS

92 male and 158 female patients with psychotic disorder were tested with Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory (MMPI). They consist of 215 cases with neurosis (hypochondriasis, depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, hysteria, neurasthenia); 4 cases with schizoaffective disorder; 3 cases with manic-depressive insanity. 5 cases with schizophrenia and 23 cases of somatoform disease with affective disorder.

RESULTS

The scores of F, K, Hs, D, Hy, Pd, Pa, Pt and Si scales in the patients were significantly higher than those in normal controls. The scores of Mf were significantly higher in the male han those in the female patients and the scores of F lower in the male than those in the female patients.

CONCLUSIONS

The psychotic disorders as well as seen in patients in general hospital are hypochondriasis and somatoform disorder, and depression of the female.