scholarly journals Predicting Depression with Psychopathology and Temperament Traits: The Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jouko Miettunen ◽  
Matti Isohanni ◽  
Tiina Paunio ◽  
Nelson Freimer ◽  
Anja Taanila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Harm Avoidance ◽  
Depression Subscale ◽  
Bipolar Ii ◽  
Temperament Traits ◽  
Hypomanic Personality Scale ◽  
Future Hospital ◽  
Physical Anhedonia ◽  
Perceptual Aberration

We studied the concurrent, predictive, and discriminate validity of psychopathology scales (e.g., schizotypal and depressive) and temperament traits for hospitalisations due to major depression. Temperament, perceptual aberration, physical and social anhedonia, Depression Subscale of Symptom Checklist (SCL-D), Hypomanic Personality Scale, Schizoidia Scale, and Bipolar II Scale were completed as part of the 31-year follow-up survey of the prospective Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort (n=4941; 2214males). Several of the scales were related to depression. Concurrent depression was especially related to higher perceptual aberration (effect size when compared to controls,d=1.29), subsequent depression to high scores in SCL-D (d=0.48). Physical anhedonia was lower in subjects with subsequent depression than those with other psychiatric disorders (d=−0.33, nonsignificant). Participants with concurrent (d=0.70) and subsequent (d=0.54) depression had high harm avoidance compared to controls, while differences compared to other psychiatric patients were small. Subjects with depression differed from healthy controls in most of the scales. Many of the scales were useful predictors for future hospital treatments, but were not diagnosis-specific. High harm avoidance is a potential indicator for subsequent depression.

Anhedonia and Schizophrenia

1981 ◽  
Vol 139 (6) ◽  
pp. 523-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Cook ◽  
Fredie Simukonda
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Control Subjects ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Physical Anhedonia ◽  
Perceptual Aberration

SummaryData from Chapman's anhedonia and perceptual aberration scales are presented for groups of schizophrenics and hospital staff control subjects. Differences between the two groups are found for both anhedonia scales and for the perceptual aberration scale, but the difference for physical anhedonia is only marginally significant. The anhedonia scales do not differentiate between the two groups sufficiently well to be useful diagnostically.

scholarly journals Epistatic effect of genes from the dopamine and serotonin systems on the temperament traits of Novelty Seeking and Harm Avoidance

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 448-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Van Gestel ◽  
T Forsgren ◽  
S Claes ◽  
J Del-Favero ◽  
C M van Duijn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Epistatic Effect ◽  
Harm Avoidance ◽  
Novelty Seeking ◽  
Temperament Traits

scholarly journals Temperament Traits and Chronic Pain: The Association of Harm Avoidance and Pain-Related Anxiety

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. e45672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Knaster ◽  
Ann-Mari Estlander ◽  
Hasse Karlsson ◽  
Jaakko Kaprio ◽  
Eija Kalso
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Harm Avoidance ◽  
Temperament Traits

scholarly journals Physical Anhedonia, Perceptual Aberration, and Psychosis Proneness

1980 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 639-653 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Chapman ◽  
W. S. Edell ◽  
J. P. Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Psychosis Proneness ◽  
Physical Anhedonia ◽  
Perceptual Aberration

Psychological Differentiation and Schizotypal Traits: Negative Results with the Group Embedded Figures Test

1989 ◽  
Vol 68 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1219-1226 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Schuldberg ◽  
Alan London
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Differentiation ◽  
Magical Ideation ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Negative Results ◽  
Field Independent ◽  
Embedded Figures ◽  
Group Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Restriction Of Range ◽  
Physical Anhedonia ◽  
Perceptual Aberration

Research on psychological differentiation and psychopathology has indicated that both extremes of differentiation are found in clinical populations. Previous research found that subjects with over-ideational or delusional symptomatology are likely to be field-independent. It was predicted that college students with high scores on measures of Perceptual Aberration and Magical Ideation, particularly those also high on Impulsive Nonconformity, would receive higher scores than control subjects on the Group Embedded Figures Test, a measure of differentiation. It was also predicted that subjects receiving high scores on Physical Anhedonia would show lower differentiation than controls. The results did not support these predictions, calling into question the relevance of the field dependence/independence construct to schizotypal symptoms. Findings are also discussed in terms of the possible heterogeneity of the Perceptual Aberration and Magical Ideation groups, restriction of range in samples of nonclinical subjects with schizotypal experiences, and problems in the measurement of cognitive style.

Comparison of the Hypomania Check List-32 scale with the Mood Disorder Questionnaire on Spanish Sample

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
E. Vieta ◽  
A. Martinez-Aran ◽  
J. Sanchez-Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Correct Diagnosis ◽  
Bipolar Disorders ◽  
Unipolar Depression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Bipolar Ii ◽  
Psychiatric Syndrome ◽  
The Right

Hypomania is perhaps the most difficult psychiatric syndrome to rule out retrospectively. However, the retrospective detection of hypomania is crucial for a correct diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and particularly bipolar II, and for the implementation of the right pharmacological treatment. Unfortunatelly, still nowadays, the misdiagnosis of bipolar II disorder as unipolar depression is very frequent, and may carry serious consequences for the patients. The availability of a good screening tool for past hypomania episodes would be extremely helpful.The psychometric study of the development of the HCL-32 scale in Spain exhibits high internal consistency and similar stability over time, in comparison with other instruments such as the MDQ and suggests that this scale may be very useful for the detection of bipolar disorder and past hypomania.The results of our study suggest the usefulness of the HCL-32 to screen out previous hypomanic symptoms in psychiatric patients, thus leading to better detection results than with the MDQ, although with the possibility of obtaining more false positives. HCL-32 has been shown to be a useful instrument for the detection of hypomania in patients with an affective disorder. The Spanish version exhibits good psychometric properties in relation to sensitivity and specificity. Given the difficulties involved in both the retrospective and cross-sectional diagnosis of hypomania, a key aspect of appropriate management of bipolar disorders, this questionnaire represents a potential improvement in clinicians’ ability to detect and correctly treat bipolar disorder, and in some aspects such as internal consistency, obtains better results than the MDQ.

scholarly journals Food and nutrient intakes by temperament traits: findings in the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (8) ◽  
pp. 1136-1141
Author(s):  
Mia-Maria Perälä ◽  
Anna-Maija Tiainen ◽  
Jari Lahti ◽  
Satu Männistö ◽  
Marius Lahti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Nutrient Intakes ◽  
Temperament Traits

Premorbid temperament as a predictor for remission in depression

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S418-S418
Author(s):  
J. Miettunen ◽  
R. Marttila ◽  
N. Rautio ◽  
E. Roivainen ◽  
S. Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Harm Avoidance ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Novelty Seeking ◽  
Premorbid Personality ◽  
Character Inventory ◽  
Temperament Traits ◽  
Competing Interest

IntroductionPersonality traits have been associated with risk for depressive disorders. Studies with premorbid measures on personality are uncommon.ObjectiveEstimate effect of premorbid personality as a predictor for remission in depressive disorders.AimTo study premorbid personality as a predictor for remission in depression in a population based sample.MethodsThe sample is based on the large Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966. Temperament traits were measured at age 31 years using the Temperament and Character Inventory. At the age of 46 years depressive symptoms were measured using the Beck Depression Inventory – II (BDI). The sample included those with self-reported life-time depression history at age 46 years but not yet at age 31 years (n = 298). Temperament at age 31 years was used to predict remission (BDI≤13) at age 46 years using logistic regression analysis, with gender and educational level as confounders. Cohen's d was used as effect size measure.ResultsTwo hundred and one (67.4%) of individuals with self-reported depression were on remission at the follow-up. Low harm avoidance (total scale, and subscales anticipatory worry, shyness, and fatigability), low impulsiveness and high exploratory excitability (subscales of novelty seeking), and low sentimentality (subscale of reward dependence) predicted significantly remission with effect sizes between 0.28 and 0.45, highest effect being in harm avoidance.ConclusionsDifferent temperament traits were able to predict remission status in depression. Effect sizes were between small and moderate. Temperament may associate with treatment response in depression.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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