The association of major depressive episode and personality traits in patients with fibromyalgia
Clinics
; 66(6): 973-978, 2011. tab
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Personality traits have been associated with primary depression. However, it is not known whether this association takes place in the case of depression comorbid with fibromyalgia.OBJECTIVE:
The authors investigated the association between a current major depressive episode and temperament traits (e.g., harm avoidance).METHOD:
A sample of 69 adult female patients with fibromyalgia was assessed with the Temperament and Character Inventory. Psychiatric diagnoses were assessed with the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview severity of depressive symptomatology with the Beck Depression Inventory, and anxiety symptomatology with the IDATE-state and pain intensity with a visual analog scale.RESULTS:
A current major depressive episode was diagnosed in 28 (40.5 percent) of the patients. They presented higher levels of harm avoidance and lower levels of cooperativeness and self-directedness compared with non-depressed patients, which is consistent with the Temperament and Character Inventory profile of subjects with primary depression. However, in contrast to previous results in primary depression, no association between a major depressive episode and self-transcendence was found.CONCLUSIONS:
The results highlight specific features of depression in fibromyalgia subjects and may prove important for enhancing the diagnosis and prognosis of depression in fibromyalgia patients.Key words
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LILACS
Main subject:
Personality
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Fibromyalgia
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Depression
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Depressive Disorder, Major
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Clinics
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2011
Type:
Article