Personality traits in multiple sclerosis: Association with mood and anxiety disorders

Bruce, Jared M.; Lynch, Sharon G.

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.12.010

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“…MS patients in this group were more conservative and traditional, not inclined to novelty. A high OE score is associated with flexibility, curiosity and preference for variety 31 . It is also worth mentioning that a recent study used imaging ( fMRI) of MS patients to have grounds to suggest that neural activity related to specific personality dimension is a preserved neurophysiologic characteristic in RRMS patients at an early stage of the disease 32 .…”

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Personality factors in recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients: a preliminary investigation with the NEO-FFI scale

Lima

Paes

Alvarenga

2015

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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This article describes some prevalent personality dimensions of recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients. A sample of 33 female recently diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) was assessed with the NEO-FFI personality scale. Beck depression (BDI) and anxiety (BAI) scales were also used. No significant levels of anxiety or depression were identified in this group. As for personality factors, conscientiousness was the most common factor found, whereas openness to experience was the least observed. Literature on the relationship between personality and MS is scarce and there are no Brazilian studies on this subject. Some personality traits might complicate or facilitate the experience of living with a chronic, disabling and uncertain neurological condition such as MS.Keywords: multiple sclerosis, personality, NEO-FFI. RESUMOEste artigo descreve alguns traços prevalentes de personalidade em pacientes com esclerose múltipla recém-diagnosticada. Uma amostra de 33 mulheres recentemente diagnosticadas com a forma clínica remitente-recorrente da esclerose múltipla (EMRR) foi avaliada com a escala de personalidade NEO-FFI. As escalas de Beck de depressão e de ansiedade também foram usadas. Não foram identificados níveis significativos de ansiedade ou depressão neste grupo. Em relação aos fatores de personalidade, a conscienciosidade se mostrou como o traço mais prevalente, enquanto a abertura à experiência foi o menos observado nesta amostra. A literatura acerca desta relação esclerose múltipla-personalidade é pouco expressiva e não há estudos brasileiros sobre este tema. Acredita-se que alguns traços de personalidade possam dificultar ou facilitar a experiência de estar vivendo com uma condição neurológica crônica, incapacitante e de curso incerto como a esclerose múltipla.Palavras-chave: esclerose múltipla, personalidade, NEO-FFI.

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Personality factors in recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients: a preliminary investigation with the NEO-FFI scale

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Paes

Alvarenga

2015

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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“…However, the fact that this association was still observed, clearly demonstrated that WML lesions are associated with neuroticism independently of migraine episodes. Nevertheless, personality traits associated with WML in this study are the same that the ones altered in patients suffering from multiple sclerosis, which induce white matter demyelination (Bruce and Lynch, 2011). …”

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Relationships between Personality Traits, Medial Temporal Lobe Atrophy, and White Matter Lesion in Subjects Suffering from Mild Cognitive Impairment

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Bounatiro

et al. 2014

Front. Aging Neurosci.

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Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a heterogeneous cognitive status that can be a prodromal stage of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). It is particularly relevant to focus on prodromal stages of AD such as MCI, because patho-physiological abnormalities of AD start years before the dementia stage. Medial temporal lobe (MTL) atrophy resulting from AD lesions and cerebrovascular lesions [i.e., white matter lesions (WML), lacunar strokes, and strokes] are often revealed concurrently on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in MCI subjects. Personality changes have been reported to be associated with MCI status and early AD. More specifically, an increase in neuroticism and a decrease in conscientiousness have been reported, suggesting that higher and lower scores, respectively, in neuroticism and conscientiousness are associated with an increased risk of developing the disease. However, personality changes have not been studied concomitantly with pathological structural brain alterations detected on MRI in patients suffering from MCI. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to assess the relationship between MTL atrophy, WML, lacunar strokes, and personality traits in such patients. The severity of WML was strongly associated with lower levels of conscientiousness and higher levels of neuroticism. Conversely, no association was detected between personality traits and the presence of lacunar strokes or MTL atrophy. Altogether, these results strongly suggest that personality changes occurring in a MCI population, at high risk of AD, are associated with WML, which can induce executive dysfunctions, rather than with MTL atrophy.

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“…Importantly, the direction of the personality effects in our study matches the extant literature. In studies of cognitive dysfunction (Benedict et al, 2001), work disability (Strober et al, 2012), and neuropsychiatric syndromes (Bruce and Lynch, 2011), high Neuroticism and lower Extraversion and Conscientiousness have consistently been associated with poorer outcomes. High Neuroticism and low Extraversion constitute the type D personality complex.…”

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Occupational stress and personality traits in multiple sclerosis: A preliminary study

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Magistrale

Argento

et al. 2015

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

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Personality traits in multiple sclerosis: Association with mood and anxiety disorders

Cited by 67 publications

References 51 publications

Personality factors in recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients: a preliminary investigation with the NEO-FFI scale

Personality factors in recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients: a preliminary investigation with the NEO-FFI scale

Relationships between Personality Traits, Medial Temporal Lobe Atrophy, and White Matter Lesion in Subjects Suffering from Mild Cognitive Impairment

Occupational stress and personality traits in multiple sclerosis: A preliminary study

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