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Personality and depression.

R T Joffe1, J J Regan

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Journal of Psychiatric Research
|January 1, 1988
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Depressed mood significantly alters personality trait scores and reduces personality disorder diagnoses. These effects reverse upon remission, highlighting mood

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Personality Psychology

Background:

  • Existing research indicates personality traits and disorders are influenced by depressive states.
  • Previous studies often lack evaluation using current diagnostic criteria for depressed mood's impact on personality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the effect of depressed mood on personality scale scores and personality disorder diagnoses.
  • To utilize current diagnostic criteria in evaluating mood-related personality alterations.

Main Methods:

  • Examined 42 patients diagnosed with depression.
  • Utilized the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) to assess personality.
  • Compared personality measures during depressed states versus remitted states.

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Main Results:

  • Significant alterations observed in mean personality trait scores when comparing depressed and remitted states.
  • A notable reduction in personality disorder diagnoses occurred between the depressed and remitted phases.

Conclusions:

  • Depressed mood demonstrably impacts personality trait expression and diagnostic classification.
  • Personality measures and diagnoses show reversibility upon depression remission.
  • Findings have significant clinical and theoretical implications for understanding personality in mood disorders.