PMID- 26609652
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20190128
LR  - 20190128
IS  - 0353-5053 (Print)
IS  - 0353-5053 (Linking)
VI  - 27
IP  - 4
DP  - 2015 Dec
TI  - Temperament and character traits in patients with conversion disorder and their 
      relations with dissociation.
PG  - 390-6
AB  - BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to investigate temperament and 
      character traits in patients with conversion disorder and the relation of these 
      traits with dissociative symptoms. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Sixty patients (60) 
      diagnosed with conversion disorder according to DSM-IV-TR and 60 healthy 
      volunteers were included in the study. All participants' temperament and 
      character traits were determined using Cloninger's Temperament and Character 
      Inventory (TCI). Patients with conversion disorder were divided into two 
      subgroups using the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES), dissociative (n=30, 
      50%) and non-dissociative (n=30, 50%). The two conversion disorder subgroups were 
      compared with the control group in terms of temperament and character traits. 
      Correlation analysis was also performed between TCI and DES scores in the entire 
      conversion group. RESULTS: Novelty seeking (NS) scores were lower in both the 
      dissociative and non-dissociative groups compared to the control group. Harm 
      avoidance (HA) scores were higher in the dissociative group than in the control 
      group. Reward dependence (RD) scores were lower in the dissociative group than in 
      the non-dissociative and control group. Self-directedness (SD) scores were lower 
      in the dissociative group than in the control group. Self-transcendence (ST) 
      scores were higher in the dissociative group than in the non-dissociative group. 
      DES scores were negatively correlated with RD and SD scores in the entire 
      conversion group and positively correlated with ST scores. CONCLUSIONS: Low NS 
      temperament traits may be associated with conversion disorder. High HA and low RD 
      temperament traits and low SD and high ST character traits may be associated with 
      pathological dissociation in patients with conversion disorder.
FAU - Sarisoy, Gokhan
AU  - Sarisoy G
AD  - Department of Psychiatry, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, 
      Turkey, gokhansarisoy@gmail.com.
FAU - Kacar, O Mer Faruk
AU  - Kacar OM
FAU - Ozturk, Arif
AU  - Ozturk A
FAU - Yilman, Tuba
AU  - Yilman T
FAU - Mor, Sema
AU  - Mor S
FAU - Ozturan, Deniz Deniz
AU  - Ozturan DD
FAU - Yazici, Neslihan
AU  - Yazici N
FAU - Gumus, Kubra
AU  - Gumus K
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Croatia
TA  - Psychiatr Danub
JT  - Psychiatria Danubina
JID - 9424753
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Character
MH  - Conversion Disorder/*psychology
MH  - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
MH  - Dissociative Disorders/*psychology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Personality Inventory
MH  - *Temperament
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2015/11/27 06:00
MHDA- 2015/11/27 06:01
CRDT- 2015/11/27 06:00
PHST- 2015/11/27 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/11/27 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/11/27 06:01 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Psychiatr Danub. 2015 Dec;27(4):390-6.