Premorbid personality traits of men who develop unipolar or bipolar disorders

In 1972, all Swiss males in the Canton of Zurich who reported for a compulsory medical examination for selection for military service were given the Freiburg Personality Inventory. This was repeated in half the sample on three subsequent occasions. From 1983 to 1988, an effort was made to identify a...

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Published in:European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience 1994, Vol.243 (6), p.340-346
Main Authors: CLAYTON, P. J, ERNST, C, ANGST, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Bipolar Disorder - diagnosis
Bipolar Disorder - psychology
Depression
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Female
Humans
Internal-External Control
Male
Medical sciences
Military Personnel - psychology
Mood disorders
Personality Development
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk Factors
Self Concept
Switzerland
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Summary:In 1972, all Swiss males in the Canton of Zurich who reported for a compulsory medical examination for selection for military service were given the Freiburg Personality Inventory. This was repeated in half the sample on three subsequent occasions. From 1983 to 1988, an effort was made to identify all male psychiatric cases. There were 99 unipolars and 26 bipolars. The unipolars who had their age of onset after the personality testing displayed elevated scores on a constellation of symptoms labelled autonomic lability which consisted of items that correlated highly with neuroticism. The trait endured even when it was retested at age 36 years. The bipolars did not differ from the controls in any respect on any occasion.
ISSN:0940-1334
1433-8491
DOI:10.1007/bf02195728