Citation

Cloninger CR, Bayon C, Svrakic DM. J. Affect. Disord. 1998; 51(1): 21-32.

Affiliation

Washington University Department of Psychiatry and the Center for Psychobiology of Personality, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. clon@wupsych.wustl.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9879800

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.

Language: en