The purpose of this study is to find an appropriate measure of psychological counselling and remedy for the bereaved
families of subway conflagration in Daegu who are suffering excessive stress, as well as potential bereaved families who
can suffer post-traumatic stress disorder from future calamities. In order to meet such purpose, this study uses Minnesota
Multiphasic Personality Inventory(MMPI) to analyze the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder experienced by the
bereaved families of subway conflagration in Daegu, as well as the psychological characteristics of their personalities. In
addition, the results of MMPI that analyze patient groups treated for anxiety disorders and mood disorders were used to
see the difference in validity scale and clinical scale. MMPI was made on 12 bereaved families of subway conflagration
in Daegu, 18 patients who are being treated for anxiety disorders such as acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder,
panic disorder and general anxiety disorder, and 14 patients who are being treated for mood disorder such as depressive
disorder and dysthymic disorder. Through the results obtained, the bereaved families, the group with anxiety disorders and
the group with mood disorders were compared using One-way ANOVA and multiple comparisons to see the differences
among groups and confidence regions. Bonferroni verification was used for post hoc analysis, while SPSS14.0 for statistics.
Compared to the groups with anxiety and mood disorders, the bereaved families showed increased rates of F, Hs, D, Hy,
Pd, Pa, Pt, Sc, and Si scales. The groups of bereaved families and women with anxiety disorders both showed O'hara V shape.
In Sc scale, the bereaved families and the group with mood disorders showed a statistically significant difference (p<.05).
In Mf scale, the group with anxiety disorders and the group with mood disorder showed a statistically significant difference. Finally,
in Si scale, the bereaved families and the group with anxiety disorders showed a statistically significant difference (p<.05).
In the validity scale of MMPI, the bereaved families showed an higher F scale T value than the groups with anxiety and
mood disorders, revealing that the seriousness of their symptoms is high. In the clinical scale of MMPI, the bereaved families
showed a relatively higher scales of Hs, D, Hy(1-2-3) and Pa, Pt, Sc(6-7-8) than the groups with anxiety and mood disorders.
Moreover, the scales above were simultaneously increased for the bereaved families, showing that they are suffering anxiety disorder, mood disorder, or mixed somatization disorder. The bereaved families might even suffer from pessimism, abrupt
change of emotion, lack of tolerance, delusion of persecution, inappropriate emotion, mistrust or anger towards others, and
alienation from the society. Especially, Si scale showed that the bereaved families are socially introverted and shy, and
trying to evade from the reality. Characteristics of the profiles between the bereaved families and the groups with anxiety
disorder were shown very similar. As the T value of the bereaved families was relatively higher than the groups with anxiety
and mood disorder, it is considered that the bereaved families are suffering more stress than the groups with anxiety and
mood disorders. The result of this study suggests that a counselling and education programs should be developed to provide
a swift and systemized remedy and management for the bereaved families of Subway conflagration in Daegu, as well as
potential bereaved families of future calamities. The government and local community should develop such programs and
expand a systemic support network with a long-term plan.