TY - JOUR
T1 - Measurement of temperament and character in mood disorders
T2 - A model of fundamental states as personality types
AU - Cloninger, C. Robert
AU - Bayon, Carmen
AU - Svrakic, Dragan M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported in part by NIH grants MH31302, AA07982, and AA08028 to Dr. Cloninger and Spanish Health Ministry grant FIS 94/5103 to Dr. Bayon.
PY - 1998/10/1
Y1 - 1998/10/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Character
KW - Depression
KW - Mania
KW - Personality
KW - Temperament
KW - Typology
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U2 - 10.1016/S0165-0327(98)00153-0
DO - 10.1016/S0165-0327(98)00153-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 9879800
AN - SCOPUS:0032429678
SN - 0165-0327
VL - 51
SP - 21
EP - 32
JO - Journal of Affective Disorders
JF - Journal of Affective Disorders
IS - 1
ER -