PMID- 8791178
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19961122
LR  - 20190905
IS  - 0165-0327 (Print)
IS  - 0165-0327 (Linking)
VI  - 38
IP  - 2-3
DP  - 1996 Jun 5
TI  - Seasonal and non-seasonal depression and the five-factor model of personality.
PG  - 89-95
AB  - The purpose of this study was to compare the personality characteristics of 
      patients with non-psychotic, major depression, seasonal subtype (SAD) to patients 
      with non-psychotic, major depression, without seasonality (non-SAD). The patients 
      were consecutive referrals to a university-affiliated mood disorders outpatient 
      clinic. The personality characteristics were assessed using the five-factor model 
      of personality (FFM) as measured by the revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO 
      PI-R). Patients were assessed during the acute depressive episode. Controlling 
      for severity of depression, differences were found on only one of the five 
      dimensions, with the SAD patients (n = 43) scoring significantly higher on the 
      Openness dimension than non-SAD patients (n = 57). Based on these results we 
      infer SAD patients may represent a psychologically distinct subgroup of depressed 
      patients-more imaginative, more emotionally sensitive and likely to entertain 
      unconventional ideas than non-SAD patients. This personality constellation may 
      explain why individuals with SAD are more sensitive to and may amplify the mild 
      dysphoria typically associated with winter months.
FAU - Bagby, R M
AU  - Bagby RM
AD  - University of Toronto, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Ontario, Canada. 
      bagbym@cs.clarke-inst.on.ca
FAU - Schuller, D R
AU  - Schuller DR
FAU - Levitt, A J
AU  - Levitt AJ
FAU - Joffe, R T
AU  - Joffe RT
FAU - Harkness, K L
AU  - Harkness KL
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - J Affect Disord
JT  - Journal of affective disorders
JID - 7906073
SB  - IM
MH  - Depressive Disorder/*diagnosis/*psychology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - *Personality
MH  - Personality Inventory
MH  - Phototherapy
MH  - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
MH  - Seasonal Affective Disorder/*diagnosis/*psychology/therapy
EDAT- 1996/06/05 00:00
MHDA- 1996/06/05 00:01
CRDT- 1996/06/05 00:00
PHST- 1996/06/05 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1996/06/05 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1996/06/05 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 0165-0327(95)00097-6 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/0165-0327(95)00097-6 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Affect Disord. 1996 Jun 5;38(2-3):89-95. doi: 10.1016/0165-0327(95)00097-6.