CAREGIVER BURDEN IN RECENT-ONSET SCHIZOPHRENIA AND SPECTRUM DISORDERS: THE INFLUENCE OF SYMPTOMS AND PERSONALITY TRAITS

2002 ◽  
Vol 190 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
JISKA E.D. WOLTHAUS ◽  
PETER M.A.J. DINGEMANS ◽  
AART H. SCHENE ◽  
DONALD H. LINSZEN ◽  
DURK WIERSMA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Recent Onset ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

scholarly journals Relationship Between Patient and Informant Assessment of Personality and Cognitive Status

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 260-260
Author(s):  
Magdalena Tolea ◽  
James Galvin
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Disease Onset ◽  
Cognitive Status ◽  
Cognitively Normal ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Interventions ◽  
State Measure ◽  
Personality Ratings ◽  
Neuropsychological Evaluations

Abstract Personality has been linked to risk of dementia. Most studies ask individuals to rate their own personality traits or for a knowledgeable informant to perform the rating; few collect data from both. When informants are asked to give an estimate of the patient’s lifelong personality traits, they often describe personality before disease onset. When asked to self-rate, patients may instead assess their personality as they see themselves, providing a personality-state measure. The goal of this study was to assess agreement between two independent measures of personality and evaluate whether stage of cognitive impairment and characteristics of patients or caregivers impact concordance. In 79 consecutive patient-caregiver dyads presenting to our center (mean age:76.8±8.4; 44.1% female; 6% cognitively normal, 41% MCI; and 53% dementia) with in-depth psychosocial and neuropsychological evaluations, we found informants rated patients lower on openness (O) (ICC=0.434; 95%CI: 0.235-0.598) and agreeableness (A) (ICC=0.491; 95%CI: 0.302-0.643) and higher on extraversion (O) (ICC=0.396; 95%CI: 0.191-0.568) and neuroticism (N) (ICC=0.444; 95%CI: 0.247-0.607). Greater discordance was observed in established dementia (ICCE=0.497; 95%CI: 0.222-0.700; ICCA=0.337; 95%CI:0.031-0.586; ICCN=0.422; 95%CI: 0.191-0.683), compared with MCI (ICCO=0.568; 95%CI: 0.282-0.762). We explored the effect of patient and caregiver mood and caregiver burden on personality ratings. Although personality is typically described as a trait, we present evidence that in the eyes of patients, personality ratings may represent a state that changes across the spectrum of cognitive impairment. Understanding how patients and caregivers differentially perceive personality may assist in developing novel psychotherapeutic interventions and approaches dealing with behavioral manifestations of dementia.

scholarly journals The impact of schizotypy on pragmatics

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. e020014
Author(s):  
Monica de Freitas Frias Chaves ◽  
Cilene Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Semantic Meaning ◽  
General Hypothesis ◽  
Schizotypal Personality ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
The Impact

High levels of linguistic referential failures are associated with liability to develop schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, and it has been shown that these failures can differentiate healthy subjects, high-schizotypal and schizophrenics groups. Nevertheless, few investigations have focused on whether or not schizotypal traits in nonclinical populations can also impact linguistic reference. In Brazilian Portuguese, only one previous study (acceptability judgements task) had been conducted, and its results suggest association between schizotypal traits and a more rigid preference for assignment of specific readings to definite singular DPs. Here, we present another experimental study in Brazilian Portuguese,  a comprehension task designed to examine possible effects of schizotypal personality traits on the interpretation of definite singular DPs. The findings, in line with the previous results, support the conclusion that schizotypy does affect the interpretation of definite singular DPs in Brazilian Portuguese. Together, these two experiments suggest that schizotypal personality traits impact the integration of linguistic contextual information into the semantic meaning of definite DPs. This is  consistent with the general hypothesis that schizotypy, similarly to schizophrenia, is associated with pragmatic difficulties. Yet, our results emphasize that the impact of schizotypal traits on pragmatics can be observed even in healthy (nonclinical) speakers.

Increased prevalence of ECG suspicious for Brugada Syndrome in recent onset schizophrenia spectrum disorders

2019 ◽  
Vol 210 ◽  
pp. 59-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arjen L. Sutterland ◽  
Marieke T. Blom ◽  
Katinka Ladee ◽  
Jorieke J.M. Lubbers ◽  
Dan Cohen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brugada Syndrome ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Recent Onset ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Psychopathological and personality traits underlie decision making in recent onset medication naïve anorexia nervosa: A pilot study

2014 ◽  
Vol 216 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Livia Fornasari ◽  
Giorgia Gregoraci ◽  
Miriam Isola ◽  
Gioia Anna Laura Negri ◽  
Gianluca Rambaldelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Recent Onset

scholarly journals Social motivation in people with recent-onset schizophrenia spectrum disorders

2018 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
pp. 96-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy R. Campellone ◽  
Brandy Truong ◽  
David Gard ◽  
Danielle A. Schlosser
Keyword(s):  
Social Motivation ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Recent Onset ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

scholarly journals The Influence of Personality Traits on Emotion Expression in Bulimic Spectrum Disorders: A Pilot Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 320-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Giner-Bartolomé ◽  
Trevor Steward ◽  
Ines Wolz ◽  
Susana Jiménez-Murcia ◽  
Roser Granero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Emotion Expression ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

scholarly journals Empirical evaluation of the association between daily living skills of adults with autism and parental caregiver burden

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0244844
Author(s):  
Christina N. Marsack-Topolewski ◽  
Preethy Sarah Samuel ◽  
Wassim Tarraf
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Time Dependence ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Parental Perceptions ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Adults With Asd

Background Despite the joy of parenting, the burden of daily caregiving for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) can be overwhelming and constant. Parents can expect to provide enduring care for their children with ASD. Given that the majority of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) remain in their family homes well into adulthood, often the need for assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) is placed on parents. Providing ongoing support to adult children who have difficulty with completing ADLs can increase parental caregiving demands. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the ability of adults with ASD to perform ADLs with parental perceptions of caregiver burden. Methods Quantitative analysis of cross-sectional multi-state data gathered electronically using Qualtrics from 320 aging parents of adults with ASD was conducted. Regression models were fit to examine the association of ADL challenges with total caregiver burden and its four domains (emotional, financial, time dependence, and developmental). Results Parental perceptions of caregiver burden decreased, particularly time dependence and developmental burden, when adult children were less dependent in ADLs, even after adjusting for parental health and behavioral challenges. Conclusions Findings support the need for family-centered interventions to improve the capacity of adults with ASD to perform ADLs independently.

scholarly journals Understanding the Influence of Personality Traits on Risk of Suicidal Behaviour in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 4604
Author(s):  
Manuel Canal-Rivero ◽  
Rosa Ayesa-Arriola ◽  
Esther Setién-Suero ◽  
Benedicto Crespo-Facorro ◽  
Celso Arango ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Schizotypal Personality ◽  
Premature Deaths ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Risk of suicidal behaviour (SB) in schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) is a major concern, particularly in early stages of the illness, when suicide accounts for a high number of premature deaths. Although some risk factors for SB in SSD are well understood, the extent to which personality traits may affect this risk remains unclear, which may have implications for prevention. We conducted a systematic review of previous studies indexed in MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Embase examining the relationship between personality traits and SB in samples of patients with SSD. Seven studies fulfilled predetermined selection criteria. Harm avoidance, passive-dependent, schizoid and schizotypal personality traits increased the risk of SB, while self-directedness, cooperativeness, excluding persistence and self-transcendence acted as protective factors. Although only seven studies were retrieved from three major databases after applying predetermined selection criteria, we found some evidence to support that personality issues may contribute to SB in patients with SSD. Personality traits may therefore become part of routine suicide risk assessment and interventions targeting these personality-related factors may contribute to prevention of SB in SSD.

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