title: Personality traits and monoamine oxidase activity in platelets in depressed patients.
abstract: Personality characteristics and platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity have been assessed in 143 depressed patients of both sexes (60 males and 83 females) in the age range 21-65 years (mean age 44.8 +/- 12.8, SD), the personality inventory being completed by the patients when recovered, or at least markedly improved from the depressive disorder. In line with previous studies, a significant negative correlation between MAO activity and the variables, impulsivity and monotony avoidance, was found in the whole series. A significant negative correlation between MAO activities and the traits reflecting verbal aggression and irritability was also found. A separate analysis showed that those correlations hold true for female but not for male patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000201:enzymology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000097:blood*; D010551:Personality; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D008995:Monoamine Oxidase