Neurotic Traits and Disease Duration in Headache Patients

Cephalalgia ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giordano Invernizzi ◽  
Costanzo Gala ◽  
Manuela Buono ◽  
Luisa Cittone ◽  
Tiziana Tavola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Disease Duration ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Diagnostic Categories ◽  
Sex Diagnosis ◽  
Duration Of Illness ◽  
Tension Headaches ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Headache Patients

The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that duration of illness is correlated with neurotic personality traits. Four hundred and eighteen patients with migraine, tension, and mixed headaches were studied. The MMPI was used to evaluate the patients' personality characteristics. Scales employed were: scale 1–hypochondriasis, scale 2–depression, scale 3–hysteria, and scale 7–psychasthenia. The MMPI scale scores were analysed with regard to sex, diagnosis, and duration of illness. Patients with mixed headaches showed significantly more elevated scores on the MMPI scales than those suffering from migraine and tension headaches. No correlation was found between any of the MMPI scale scores and the duration of illness. No interaction was found between duration of illness and the diagnostic categories of headache in determining the MMPI neurotic scale scores. It is hypothesized that the higher MMPI scores found in patients with mixed headache is characteristic of these patients.

scholarly journals The Effect of Stress, Anxiety and Depression on In Vitro Fertilization Outcome in Kazakhstani Public Clinical Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 937
Author(s):  
Gauri Bapayeva ◽  
Gulzhanat Aimagambetova ◽  
Alpamys Issanov ◽  
Sanja Terzic ◽  
Talshyn Ukybassova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Depressed Mood ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Clinical Depression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
The Impact

Although it is clear that infertility leads to heightened stress for patients, the impact of depressed mood and anxiety on treatment outcome is inconsistently reported. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of stress, depression and anxiety on in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes in Kazakhstani public assisted reproductive technology (ART) clinics. The prospective cohort study was performed between June 2019 and September 2020 using questionnaires to assess psychological stress, depressed mood and anxiety in women referred to IVF clinics in two public clinical centers in Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan and Aktobe. Our study sample comprised 142 women with the average age of 33.9 ± 4.9 years, and infertility duration 6.0 ± 3.5 years. More than half of respondents had Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) scores higher than 16, indicating their risk of developing clinical depression. Ninety-one percent of women from Aktobe city were at risk for clinical depression (p < 0.001). Aktobe city respondents had higher stress subscale scores and anxiety scale scores (p < 0.001) than Nur-Sultan respondents. Statistical analysis showed that IVF outcome was not significantly associated with depression and stress, while the higher anxiety scale scores were negatively associated with clinical pregnancy after IVF.

Personality Traits in Childhood and Adolescent Headache

Cephalalgia ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Lanzi ◽  
CA Zambrino ◽  
O Ferrari-Ginevra ◽  
C Termine ◽  
S D'Arrigo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Study ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Migraine Without Aura ◽  
Tension Type Headache ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Sociodemographic Data ◽  
Type Headache ◽  
Adolescent Headache

We evaluate personality traits, anxiety and depression in a population of paediatric and adolescent patients, correlating personality characteristics with headache and sociodemographic variables. The clinical features of headache include specific personality traits. We report a clinical study of 57 patients (age 8–18 years), divided up as follows: 12 migraine with aura, 29 migraine without aura and 16 tension-type headache. One of Cattel's tests was administered to every patient; the Children's Depression Inventory test was administered to 53 patients and the Test Anxiety Inventory test to 43 subjects. The scores obtained by every patient in each test were correlated with the characteristics of headache and with sociodemographic data. We found that patients affected by idiopathic headache share some personality traits, mainly emotional rigidity and tendency to repress anger and aggression. These traits do not seem to be correlated with sociodemographic data and the duration of headache: we considered these as characteristic of migrainous patients.

scholarly journals Personality traits and treatment outcome in obsessive-compulsive disorder

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 246-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe Corchs ◽  
Fábio Corregiari ◽  
Ygor Arzeno Ferrão ◽  
Tania Takakura ◽  
Maria Eugênia Mathis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Temperament And Character Inventory ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Character Inventory ◽  
Poor Treatment

OBJECTIVE: Comorbidity with personality disorders in obsessive-compulsive patients has been widely reported. About 40% of obsessive-compulsive patients do not respond to first line treatments. Nevertheless, there are no direct comparisons of personality traits between treatment-responsive and non-responsive patients. This study investigates differences in personality traits based on Cloninger's Temperament and Character Inventory scores between two groups of obsessive-compulsive patients classified according to treatment outcome: responders and non-responders. METHOD: Forty-four responsive and forty-five non-responsive obsessive-compulsive patients were selected. Subjects were considered treatment-responsive (responder group) if, after having received treatment with any conventional therapy, they had presented at least a 40% decrease in the initial Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale score, had rated "better" or "much better" on the Clinical Global Impressions scale; and had maintained improvement for at least one year. Non-responders were patients who did not achieve at least a 25% reduction in Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale scores and had less than minimal improvement on the Clinical Global Impressions scale after having received treatment with at least three selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (including clomipramine), and at least 20 hours of cognitive behavioral therapy. Personality traits were assessed using Temperament and Character Inventory. RESULTS: Non-responders scored lower in self-directedness and showed a trend to score higher in persistence than responders did. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that personality traits, especially self-directedness, are associated with poor treatment response in obsessive-compulsive patients.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Reported Pain and Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofie Borgman ◽  
Ida Ericsson ◽  
Eva K. Clausson ◽  
Pernilla Garmy
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Prevalence Of Pain ◽  
The Relationship

Pain and depressive symptoms are common reasons for adolescents to contact the school nurse. The aim was to describe the prevalence of pain (headache, abdominal pain, and back pain) and depressive symptoms among adolescents and to examine whether there is an association between pain and depressive symptoms. This cross-sectional survey included students ( N = 639) in Sweden (median age: 16 years). Over half of the female participants (56%) and one third of male participants (33%) had weekly headaches, abdominal pain, or back pain. Almost every second girl (48%) and one in four boys (25%) had depressive symptoms (as measured by the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, scores ≥ 16). There was a significant association between having pain (headache, abdominal pain, or back pain) and having depressive symptoms. It is of great importance for school nurses to adequately identify and treat the cause of pain and other factors contributing to depression.

Personality Disorders in Psoriasis

1997 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 877-878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas Berger ◽  
Isao Fukunishi
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Duration Of Illness ◽  
Premorbid Functioning

Rubino and Zanna (5) have responded to our comments (1) on their report (4) on the association of personality disorders with psoriasis and have presented data comparing the personality characteristics of psoriasis patients with those in urticaria patients. The problems that remain with their methodology are that dental controls may not be equivalent to dermatologic conditions, and in the urticaria study, no data on premorbid functioning were provided to differentiate state vs trait phenomena, and they did not control for duration of illness.

scholarly journals L-carnitine Supplementation Improves Self-rating Depression Scale Scores in Uremic Male Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyoko Tashiro ◽  
Yusuke Kaida ◽  
Sho-ichi Yamagishi ◽  
Hideharu Tanaka ◽  
Miyuki Yokoro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depression Scale ◽  
Carnitine Supplementation ◽  
Self Rating ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Male Patients

Screening for depression with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and finding borderline personality disorder

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 424-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Judd ◽  
Stephanie Lorimer ◽  
Richard H Thomson ◽  
Angela Hay
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Postnatal Depression ◽  
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale ◽  
Past History ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Borderline Personality Traits

Objective: The aim of the study was to explore the range of psychiatric diagnoses seen in pregnant women who score above the ‘cut-off’ on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale when this is used as a routine screening instrument in the antenatal period. Method: Subjects were all pregnant women referred to and seen by the Perinatal Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Team of a tertiary public hospital over a 14-month period. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale score at maternity ‘booking-in’ visit, demographic and clinical data were recorded and diagnoses were made according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.) criteria following clinical interview(s) and review of documented past history. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Results: A total of 200 patients who had completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale were seen for assessment; 86 (43%) scored ⩾13 on Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Of those scoring 13 or more on Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, 22 (25.6%) had a depressive disorder. In total, 12 patients (14%) had an anxiety disorder, 14 (16.3%) had borderline personality disorder and 13 (15.1%) had a substance use disorder. An additional 23 women (26.7%) had two or more borderline personality traits. Conclusion: Psychiatric assessment of women who scored 13 or more on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale at routine antenatal screening identified a significant number with borderline personality disorder or borderline personality traits rather than depressive or anxiety disorders. Clinical Practice Guidelines note the importance of further assessment for all women who score 13 or more on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. The findings here suggest that this assessment should be made by a clinician able to identify personality pathology and organise appropriate and timely interventions.

scholarly journals Frequency of Depression in Burn Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-7
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Burn Patients ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Residential Status ◽  
Duration Of Illness ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Medical University

Background: Burns are physically, psychologically and economically challenging injuries and the factors leading to them are many and under studied. Different studies have associated burn injuries with psychiatric disorders from different parts of the world. Objective: To determine the frequency of depression among the burn patients. Methodology: This cross sectional study was conducted at the Pak Italian Modern Burn Unit, Nishtar Medical University, Multan and the Department of Psychiatry, Nishtar Medical University, Multan. Non probability consecutive sampling technique was used to collect the data from study subjects, which consisted of 150 patients of burn. All patients were assessed by a single psychiatrist on Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS) scale for screening of depression. Chi square test was applied to determine association between the socio demographic factors of burn patients and depression. Results; Of these 150 study cases, 91 (60.7 %) were male patients while 59 (39.3 %) were female patients. Mean age of our study cases was 33.94 ± 8.88 years. The frequency of depression was noted as 88 (58.7%). Post stratification Pearson chi square test revealed significant associations between age (p=0.001), residential status (p=0.038), occupation (p= 0.000), etiology of burn (p=0.044) and duration of illness (p=0.000) with depression. Conclusion: A high frequency of depression was noted among burn patients in our study. Depression was significantly associated with age, residential status, occupation, duration of illness and etiology of the burn. Healthcare professionals treating such patients should anticipate depressive symptoms in these patients and treat them accordingly.

scholarly journals What are psychological constructs? On the nature and statistical modeling of emotions, intelligence, personality traits and mental disorders.

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eiko I Fried
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Statistical Modeling ◽  
Statistical Models ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Psychological Constructs

Many scholars have raised two related questions: what are psychological constructs such as cognitions, emotions, attitudes, personality characteristics, and intelligence? And how are they best modeled statistically? This paper provides (1) an overview of common theories and statistical models, (2) connects these two domains, and (3) discusses how the recently proposed framework pragmatic nihilism (Peters &amp; Crutzen, 2017) fits in.

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