title: [A control study of personality characteristics and variation of plasma peptide in pilots with neurosis].
abstract: Objective. To study the relationship between personality type and variation of plasma peptides in pilots with neurosis. Method. A case-control study was used. 124 male pilots were evaluated with Eysenck's personality checklist, and then level of certain plasma peptides, such as vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), beta-endorphin (beta-EP) and angiotensin-II (A-II) were determined. Result. There were significant difference in personality characteristics and personality types between pilots with neuroses and the control. The contents of VIP and beta-EP in plasma showed visible difference between disease group and control. Content of beta-EP in those with inner-unstable type personality was lowest among all the various types. Conclusion. Personality characteristics were different between pilots with neurosis and controls. Levels of VIP and beta-EP in disease group were lower than those in the control. Different personality types had different levels of beta-EP in pilots with neurosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinic Psychology, General Hospital of the Air Force, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: X Q
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: G Z
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Hou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000809:Angiotensins / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D001359:Aviation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D010551:Personality / Q000502:physiology*; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D001615:beta-Endorphin / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000809:Angiotensins; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D001615:beta-Endorphin