title: Personality Characteristics as Predictive Factors for the Occurrence of Depressive Disorder.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The depressive disorder is one of the most frequent mental disorders, which is often associated with severe dysfunctionality. Personality traits are considered as important factors for the occurrence of depressive disorder.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the specificity of personality dimensions as predictive factors of depressive disorder.
  
  
  METHODS
  This research was conducted at the University Psychiatric Clinic Skopje as a "case-control" study. TCI-R (temperament and character inventory - revised) was used as the main research instrument.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There are specific personality traits expressed through high scores of Harm Avoidance and low scores of Self -Directedness traits as predictive factors related to an incidence of the depressive disorder.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study show that certain personal traits, and more specific HA and SD, are with a specific predictability of the depressive disorder.
authors.affiliation: University Clinic of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Ss Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
authors.forename: Stojan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bajraktarov
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Global Fund, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
authors.forename: Dance
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gudeva-Nikovska
authors.affiliation: University Clinic of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Ss Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
authors.forename: Nensi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Manuševa
authors.affiliation: University Clinic of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Ss Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
authors.forename: Slavica
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arsova
keywords: depression; harm avoidance; mood disorder; personality traits; self-directedness