title: Characteristics of depression of chronically ill medical patients. An elaboration of personality styles.
abstract: In an earlier study, 13 distinct patterns of depression were found among 132 asthma, tuberculosis, and pain patients. The subscales of scale 2 of the Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory (MMPI) which were developed at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center were the basis for the classification via o-type cluster analysis. The present work projected these patterns to the standard three validity and ten clinical scales of the MMPI. In addition, Dirk's panic-fear and Kleiger's alexithymia scales were scored. It was demonstrated that these 13 patterns of depression had important personality correlates associated with them. A useful point of view to take in medical care of the chronically ill is also offered.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000523:psychology; D010551:Personality; D011594:Psychometrics; D012803:Sick Role; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000523:psychology