Life Events and Personality Traits in Obsessive-Compulsive Neurosis

1984 ◽  
Vol 144 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Mckeon ◽  
Bridget Roa ◽  
Anthony Mann
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Premorbid Personality ◽  
Life Event ◽  
Control Subjects ◽  
Standard Assessment ◽  
Event Score

SummaryTwenty-five patients with obsessive-compulsive neurosis and matched controls had their life event scores (Paykel's Life Event Schedule) rated for the year prior to the onset of illness and the date of interview, respectively. The Standard Assessment of Personality Schedule, whose high inter-temporal and inter-informant reliability was confirmed, was used to rate the patients' premorbid personality.The obsessive-compulsive patients' mean life event score was significantly higher than the control subjects; and this excess spanned the six months prior to the onset of illness. Patients with abnormal personality traits (obsessional, anxious and self-conscious) experienced significantly fewer life events than those without such traits.

Life Events and Schizophrenia in Nigerians

1988 ◽  
Vol 153 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oye Gureje ◽  
A. Adewunmi
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Life Event ◽  
Sociodemographic Variables ◽  
Male Control ◽  
Control Subjects ◽  
The Family ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients ◽  
Event Histories

Forty-two first-episode RDC schizophrenic patients were matched on sociodemographic variables with an equal number of control subjects. The life-event histories of both groups for 6 months before onset or interview were compared. Onset of illness was not preceded by an increase in life events. The only significant observation was that control subjects had experienced more events in the month previous to interview. These were reported mainly by male control subjects, involved the family, and were possibly related to the period when the control subjects were interviewed. The observations are discussed within the context of the Nigerian culture.

Life Events and Schizophrenia

1986 ◽  
Vol 148 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. F. Al Khani ◽  
P. E. Bebbington ◽  
J. P. Watson ◽  
F. House
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Single Women ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Life Event ◽  
Acute Schizophrenia ◽  
Control Subjects ◽  
Event Histories

Using an Arabic version of the PSE, supplemented by CATEGO, we selected 48 patients with acute schizophrenia from the population of the Najd region of Saudi Arabia. Their life-event histories for the six months before onset or relapse were compared with those of 62 control subjects. A postive association between events and onset was established only for married women, although there was a parallel trend for men and single women suffering their first schizophrenic episode. The observed impact of life events was limited to the three weeks before onset. These findings are discussed in the light of Saudi culture.

The Context of Childhood Depression

1991 ◽  
Vol 159 (S11) ◽  
pp. 28-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. P. Berney ◽  
S. R. Bhate ◽  
I. Kolvin ◽  
O. O. Famuyiwa ◽  
M. L. Barrett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Childhood Depression ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Adverse Life Events ◽  
Premorbid Personality ◽  
Depressed Group ◽  
The Family ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Individual

This paper examines the family background, premorbid personality traits and adverse life events preceding childhood depression. The non-depressed group proved more likely to have experienced pre-school bereavement and familial disturbance, and to come from the more deprived background; there was also an excess of premorbid anxiety and hysterical personality traits in this group. School phobia and premorbid obsessional traits were associated with the depressed group. Although there was an association between depression and the total number of adverse life events, this was more substantial when the perceived impact of the events was taken into account. Of the individual classes of life event, only illness and a change in social relationships were associated specifically with depression.

The post partum as specific risk factor for the onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder: clinical- controlled study

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Maina ◽  
Patrizia Vaschetto ◽  
Simona Ziero ◽  
Rossella Di Lorenzo ◽  
Filippo Bogetto
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Sono State ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Eating Disorder Inventory ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Life Event ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Dsm Iv

RIASSUNTOScopo – Lo studio si propone di indagare, tra gli eventi psicosociali stressanti, l'esistenza di un fattore di rischio specifico per l'esordio del disturbo ossessivo-compulsivo nelle donne (DOC). Disegno – Studio clinico controllato. Setting – Servizio per i disturbi depressivi e d'ansia, Clinica Psichiatrica, Università di Torino. Metodo – Sono state inserite nella ricerca 29 pazienti di sesso femminile con diagnosi attuale di DOC secondo i criteri del DSM-IV. Tale popolazione è stata confrontata con 2 gruppi di controllo: 29 donne sane appaiate per caratteristiche sociodemografiche alle pazienti ossessive e 29 pazienti di sesso femminile con diagnosi attuale di bulimia nervosa appaiate per età, età d'esordio, scolarita e stato civile al gruppo di studio. A tutte le donne incluse nell'indagine è stata somministrata l'lntervista Clinica Strutturata per il DSM III-R (SCID) per la valutazione dei disturbi di Asse I e I'Interview for Recent Life Event di Paykel per I'individuazione dei life-events nei 12 mesi precedenti l'esordio del disturbo (e negli ultimi 12 mesi per le donne sane). Inoltre, alle pazienti ossessive è stata somministrata la Yale- Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) e alle pazienti bulimiche la Eating Disorder Inventory(EDI). Risultati – Sia la frequenza che la gravità degli eventi psicosociali stressanti non sono risultate significativamente differenti nei tre gruppi. La valutazione della prevalenza dei singoli eventi ha messo in evidenza che il life-event “nascita di un figlio vivo per la madre” era significativamente più frequente nelle pazienti ossessive. Conclusioni – Lo studio ribadisce in primo luogo quanto avevamo osservato in una precedente ricerca: tra gli eventi psicosociali stressanti, riscontrati nell'anno precedente l'insorgenza del DOC, solo il post partum costituisce un fattore di rischio per l'esordio del disturbo nella popolazione femminile rispetto ai controlli sani. In secondo luogo, tale ricerca porta ulteriori evidenze a favore dell'importanza e specificità di questa associazione, mostrando che non in tutte le patologie psichiatriche il post partum è un fattore di rischio per l'esordio.

Transactions between life events and personality traits across the adult lifespan.

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (4) ◽  
pp. 612-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaap J. A. Denissen ◽  
Maike Luhmann ◽  
Joanne M. Chung ◽  
Wiebke Bleidorn
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Adult Lifespan

scholarly journals Psychological Traits and Behavioural Influences in Patients with Dystonia—An Observational Cohort Study in a Romanian Neurology Department

Life ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 612
Author(s):  
Eugenia Irene Davidescu ◽  
Irina Odajiu ◽  
Delia Tulbă ◽  
Iulia Mitrea ◽  
Camelia Cucu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Informed Consent ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Patient Group ◽  
Observational Cohort Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Control Subjects ◽  
Observational Cohort ◽  
Idiopathic Dystonia

(1) Background: Emerging evidence indicates that non-motor symptoms significantly influence the quality of life in dystonic patients. Therefore, it is essential to evaluate their psychological characteristics and personality traits. (2) Methods: Subjects with idiopathic dystonia and a matched control group were enrolled in this prospective observational cohort study. Inclusion criteria for patient group included idiopathic dystonia diagnosis, evolution exceeding 1 year, and signed informed consent. Inclusion criteria for the control group included lack of neurological comorbidities and signed informed consent. All subjects completed the DECAS Personality Inventory along with an additional form of demographic factors. Data (including descriptive statistics and univariate and multivariate analysis) were analyzed with SPSS. (3) Results: In total, 95 participants were included, of which 57 were in the patient group. Females prevailed (80%), and the mean age was 54.64 ± 12.8 years. The most frequent clinical features of dystonia were focal distribution (71.9%) and progressive disease course (94.73%). The patients underwent regular treatment with botulinum toxin (85.95%). In addition, patients with dystonia obtained significantly higher openness scores than controls, even after adjusting for possible confounders (p = 0.006). Personality traits were also different between the two groups, with patients more often being fantasists (p = 0.007), experimenters (p = 0.022), sophists (p = 0.040), seldom acceptors (p = 0.022), and pragmatics (p = 0.022) than control subjects. (4) Conclusion: Dystonic patients tend to have different personality profiles compared to control subjects, which should be taken into consideration by the treating neurologist.

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