C R Cloninger1, C Bayon, D M Svrakic. 1. Washington University Department of Psychiatry and the Center for Psychobiology of Personality, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. clon@wupsych.wustl.edu
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Personality assessment may allow reliable measurement of risk of mood disorders. METHODS: A group of adults (804) representative of the general population were assessed by questionnaire. Personality types were measured by the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI). RESULTS: Specific TCI configurations define personality types that can be described as hyperthymic, cyclothymic, irritable, and depressive. Each type had a unique profile of emotions, suicide attempts, and hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS: TCI traits are associated with mood disorders. LIMITATIONS: Different ways of measuring Kraepelinean subtypes may disagree. Whether differences in personality cause psychopathology, or vice versa, remains uncertain. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Personality profiles help in assessing suicidality and planning treatment.
BACKGROUND: Personality assessment may allow reliable measurement of risk of mood disorders. METHODS: A group of adults (804) representative of the general population were assessed by questionnaire. Personality types were measured by the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI). RESULTS: Specific TCI configurations define personality types that can be described as hyperthymic, cyclothymic, irritable, and depressive. Each type had a unique profile of emotions, suicide attempts, and hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS: TCI traits are associated with mood disorders. LIMITATIONS: Different ways of measuring Kraepelinean subtypes may disagree. Whether differences in personality cause psychopathology, or vice versa, remains uncertain. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Personality profiles help in assessing suicidality and planning treatment.
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