Personality profile in adult female fragile X carriers: assessed with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Profile (MMPI).
To assess if the higher incidence of psychiatric morbidity in fragile X carriers is related to a particular pathological personality profile, we obtained a Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Profile from 11 normally intelligent (female) fragile X carriers. The sample mean for the clinical and validity scales all fell within the normal range. Although no pathological profile was found, some unexpected results emerged: low scores for the scales "schizophrenia" and "social introversion" and a so-called faking-good profile on the validity scales. This combination suggests that the subjects might not be aware of some personality characteristics in these areas. Implications for further research are discussed.
Steyaert
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J
Department of Clinical Genetics, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Decruyenaere
M
M
Borghgraef
M
M
Fryns
J P
JP
D000328:Adult; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005600:Fragile X Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008950:MMPI; D010551:Personality / Q000235:genetics*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology