title: Japanese Type A behavior pattern is associated with "typus melancholicus": a study from the sociocultural viewpoint.
abstract: An examination of the relationship between Type A behavior pattern (TABP) and "Typus Melancholicus" (TM) in 212 coronary heart disease (CHD) patients in Japan revealed that: CHD patients with TABP were significantly more likely to have a depression-prone personality, what Tellenbach calls "Typus Melancholicus"; this tendency was observed not only in CHD patients but also among healthy Type A subjects; and TM is positively correlated with Type A. The results of our studies from a comparative sociocultural viewpoint indicate that TM may be involved in Japanese TABP, suggesting the possibility that driving, self-sacrificing and obsessional traits are related to Type A behavior in a variety of different cultural contexts.
authors.affiliation: Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry, Japan.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fukunishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miguchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshimatsu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000523:psychology; D003469:Culture; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012919:Social Behavior; D014434:Type A Personality