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Temperament and Character in Psychotic Depression Compared with Other Subcategories of Depression and Normal Controls
Joint Authors
Goekoop, Jaap G.
De Winter, Remco F. P.
Source
Depression Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-11-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Support has been found for high harm avoidance as general vulnerability trait for depression and decreased self-directedness (SD) as central state-related personality change.
Additional personality characteristics could be present in psychotic depression (PD).
Increased noradrenergic activation in PD predicts the involvement of reward dependence (RD).
Methods.
The data during the acute episode and after full remission from the same subjects, that we used before, were reanalyzed.
The dependence of the 7 dimensions of the Temperament and Character Inventory version 9 on PD, three other subcategories of depression, and a group of normal controls was tested by MANCOVA.
Results.
Low RD at both time points, and low Cooperativeness during the acute episode, were found as additional characteristics of PD.
Conclusion.
The combination of two premorbid temperaments, high HA and low RD, and the development of a state-related reduction of two character functions, SD and CO, may be the precondition for the development of combined depressive and psychotic psychopathology.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Goekoop, Jaap G.& De Winter, Remco F. P.. 2011. Temperament and Character in Psychotic Depression Compared with Other Subcategories of Depression and Normal Controls. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494088
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Goekoop, Jaap G.& De Winter, Remco F. P.. Temperament and Character in Psychotic Depression Compared with Other Subcategories of Depression and Normal Controls. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494088
American Medical Association (AMA)
Goekoop, Jaap G.& De Winter, Remco F. P.. Temperament and Character in Psychotic Depression Compared with Other Subcategories of Depression and Normal Controls. Depression Research and Treatment. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494088
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-494088