Clinical Features and Therapeutic Intervention of Survivors from Hijacked Samho Jewerly Cargo Ship : Case Series

Seong-Jin Choi; Hye-Min Kim; Jeong-Gee Kim

doi:10.4306/jknpa.2013.52.3.173

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Choi, Kim, and Kim: Clinical Features and Therapeutic Intervention of Survivors from Hijacked Samho Jewerly Cargo Ship : Case Series

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Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association

Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association 2013; 52(3): 173-179.

Published online: 31 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4306/jknpa.2013.52.3.173

Clinical Features and Therapeutic Intervention of Survivors from Hijacked Samho Jewerly Cargo Ship : Case Series

Seong-Jin Choi, PhD, Hye-Min Kim, MA, Jeong-Gee Kim, MD, PhD

Department of Psychiatry, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan, Korea.

Address for correspondence: Seong-Jin Choi, PhD. Department of Psychiatry, Maryknoll Medical Center, 121 Junggu-ro, Jung-gu, Busan 600-730, Korea. Tel +82-51-461-2570, Fax +82-51-465-7470, dalimdrama@hanmail.net

Received 9 April 2013 Revised 29 April 2013 Accepted 6 May 2013

Abstract

Objectives

This study is based on the report including the psychological assessment results and therapeutic interventions of the survivors from hijacked Samho Jewerly by Somali pirates on January 15th, 2011.

Methods

We first assessed the emotional, cognitive, and personality functions of 7 crews, took 4-sessions of cognitive behavioral therapeutic intervention, conducted after-treatment assessments, and compared them with the previous results.

Results

Some of the crew showed PTSD due to the exposure to the stress triggered by the extreme state of fear, presented reexperience, avoidance of the trauma and chronical arousal state.

Conclusion

Although this study was investigated with the minority group related to the one single accident, each case revealed the changes of symptoms and course after the trauma. The same traumatic event had different influences as how each individual perceived the experience. Furthermore, each clinical course was individually different either, depending on age, psychological resource, social support, daily life stress, or secondary gain.

Keywords: Samho Jewerly Cargo Ship, Survivors from hijacking, Posttraumatic stress disorder

Figures and Tables

Table 1

BDI, STAI-I, STAI-II, PDS scores and means (±SD) scores

BDI : Beck Depression Inventory, STAI : Speilberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, PDS : Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale, SD : Standard deviation

Table 2

Sub scales scores in SCL-90-R (T score) and means (±SD) scores

SCL-90-R : Symptom Checklist 90 Revision, SD : Standard deviation

Table 3

Clinical scales scores in MMPI-2 (T score) and means (±SD) scores

MMPI-2 : Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, SD : Standard deviation

Table 4

IQ, MQ, EIQ, AIQ and means (±SD) scores

^* : Crew C can't evaluate EIQ and AIQ in the absence of caregiver. MQ : Memory Quotient, EIQ : Executive IQ, AIQ : Adaptive IQ, VIQ : Verbal IQ, PIQ : Performance IQ, FIQ : Full-scale IQ, SD : Standard deviation

Table 5

Prescription of medication

Table 6

Therapeutic intervention of cognitive behavioral therapy

Table 7

Sub scales scores in SCL-90-R and PDS comparison between first and second test

SCL-90-R : Symptom Checklist 90 Revision, PDS : Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale

Table 8

Crew's scores in SCL-90-R and PDS comparison of first and second test

SCL-90-R : Symptom Checklist 90 Revision, PDS : Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale

Notes

The authors have no financial conflicts of interest.

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