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Rasgos de personalidad del grupo C y trastorno por déficit de atención en estudiantes de medicina: estudio transversal analítico
Arancibia, Marcelo; Valdivia, Sylvana; Morales, Andrea; Tapia, Jasmín; Stojanova, Jana; Martínez-Aguayo, Juan Carlos; Sepúlveda, Elisa; Madrid, Eva.
  • Arancibia, Marcelo; s.af
  • Valdivia, Sylvana; s.af
  • Morales, Andrea; s.af
  • Tapia, Jasmín; s.af
  • Stojanova, Jana; s.af
  • Martínez-Aguayo, Juan Carlos; s.af
  • Sepúlveda, Elisa; s.af
  • Madrid, Eva; s.af
Rev. méd. Chile ; 148(8)ago. 2020.
Artículo en Español | LILACS | ID: biblio-1389289
ABSTRACT

Background:

Attentional deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults is associated with borderline personality characteristics or cluster B (emotional instability), but in certain populations, such as medical students, it might be associated with cluster C traits (perfectionism, dependency, anxiety). This may be compensatory to ADHD.

Aim:

To analyze the association between ADHD and cluster C personality traits in medical students. Material and

Methods:

Biodemographic characteristics, the presence of ADHD and personality traits according to clusters A, B and C were evaluated in medical students. These characteristics were compared between students with unlikely diagnosis of ADHD (Group 1) and likely or very likely diagnosis of ADHD (Group 2).

Results:

We included 336 participants (44% women). A likely or very likely diagnosis of ADHD was present in 64% (Group 2). Concerning personality traits, 45% exhibited traits of cluster A, 57% of cluster B, and 67% of cluster C. Compared to their counterparts of Group 1, participants in Group 2 were more likely to have a history of psychiatric/psychological care, previous diagnosis of ADHD and traits of cluster B (37 and 68% respectively) and C (55 and 74% respectively). The odds ratio of having A, B or C traits when a likely or very likely ADHD was present, were 1.29 95% confidence interval (CI) [0.8-2.07], 3.79 95% CI [2.3-6.22] and 2.4 95% CI [1.46-3.96], respectively.

Conclusions:

Cluster C personality traits were frequent among medical students and were significantly associated with ADHD.
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Trastornos de la Personalidad / Trastorno por Déficit de Atención con Hiperactividad / Estudiantes de Medicina Tipo de estudio: Estudio observacional / Estudio de prevalencia Límite: Adulto / Femenino / Humanos / Masculino Idioma: Español Revista: Rev. méd. Chile Asunto de la revista: Medicina Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Artículo

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Trastornos de la Personalidad / Trastorno por Déficit de Atención con Hiperactividad / Estudiantes de Medicina Tipo de estudio: Estudio observacional / Estudio de prevalencia Límite: Adulto / Femenino / Humanos / Masculino Idioma: Español Revista: Rev. méd. Chile Asunto de la revista: Medicina Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Artículo