A Controlled Study of Personality Characteristics and Personality Disorders of Patients with Major Depression and Dysthymic Disorders in Remission / 中国临床心理学杂志

ABSTRACT

ObjestiveTo explore the personality traits of patients with major depression and dysthymic disorder in remission and to determine the difference of dimension ,trait level ,model of personality and personality disorder between depressive and normal subjects.Methods: major depression patients( MDD, n =58) and dysthymic disorder patients(DD, n =57) in remission and controls( n =115) were assessed with Revised NEO Personality Inventory(NEO-PI-R) and Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire( PDQ +4 ) .Results:The mean scores of Extroversion and Conscientiousness of five-factor personality model of NEO-PI-R in MDD and DD were significantly lower than those of normal group. The scores of Neuroticism of DD were significantly higher than those of MDD. The scores of Agreeableness of MDD were significantly higher than those of normal groups;The difference of thirty traits personality model had statistical significance between depressives and normal subjects. The scores of Anxiety(N1) and Self-Consciousness(N4)of DD were significantly higher than those of MDD. The scores of Activity(E4) and Trust(A1)of DD were significantly lower than those of MDD;The mean scores of 7 subscales of PDQ +4 in depression group were significantly higher than those of normal group . The scores of Schizotypal personality disorder of DD were significantly higher than those of MDD, The scores of Hysteria personality disorder of DD were significantly higher than those of normal group.Conclusion: The major depressive and dysthymic disorder patients in remission showed the differences of dimension ,trait level ,and model of personality.The personality disorder of DD was more than those of MDD.