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Temperament and Character, Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

O. Kilic ,
G. Gozubatik ,
H.M. Emul ,
S. Saip ,
A. Altintas  and
A. Siva
O. Kilic
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Abant Izzet Baysal University Izzet Baysal Mental Health Research and Training Hospital, Bolu, Turkey
G. Gozubatik
Affiliation:
Neurology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
H.M. Emul
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
S. Saip
Affiliation:
Neurology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
A. Altintas
Affiliation:
Neurology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
A. Siva
Affiliation:
Neurology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey

Abstract

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Introduction

Depression and anxiety are frequently reported by MS patients. Studies examining the association between depression, anxiety and personality in MS patients is very limited.

Objectives

Our objective is to compare temperament and character, depression and anxiety in Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) patients with healthy controls and inquire into the association between these entities.

Aims

The aim of this study is to investigate the possible presence of spesific temperament and character profiles in RRMS patients.

Methods

Seventy one RRMS patients and 50 age and gender matched healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Diagnostic neurological examination, sociodemographic and clinical data including the type of MS, duration of the disease, number of relapses, current treatment and the duration of treatment were recorded. SCID-I, Standardized Minimental State Examination, Temperament and Character Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory and Beck Anxiety Inventory were administered.

Results

Patients scored significantly higher in Harm Avoidance and lower in Novelty Seeking, Persistence and Self-directedness than the healthy controls. Depression, anxiety, temperament and character scores were not correlated with disability and the number of relapses.

Conclusions

Temperament and character, depression and anxiety seems to be independent of the disability and the number of relapses in RRMS patients.

Type
Article: 1858
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 30 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 23rd European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2015 , pp. 1
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2015
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