title: Personality traits in the first degree relatives of outpatients with depressive disorders.
abstract: This study examined several hypotheses regarding the relationship between personality and depression using a family study. Relatives of outpatients with depressive disorders and controls completed a battery of personality inventories assessing sociotropy, autonomy, dependency, self-criticism, neuroticism, extraversion, and hopelessness. Relatives with current mood disorders differed from healthy relatives on almost all measures. Relatives with past histories of affective disorder were more neurotic, self-critical and dependent than healthy relatives. Results suggest that scores on personality measures are mood state-dependent, and may change as a function of mood disorder.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Ouimette
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Pepper
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D019263:Dysthymic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept