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The influence of temperament and character on functioning and aspects of psychological health among people with schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

Mona Eklund ,
Lars Hansson  and
Anita Bengtsson-Tops
Mona Eklund*
Affiliation:
Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Lund University, P.O. Box 157, 22100Lund, Sweden
Lars Hansson
Affiliation:
Division of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Lund University, P.O. Box 157, 22100Lund, Sweden
Anita Bengtsson-Tops
Affiliation:
Division of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Lund University, P.O. Box 157, 22100Lund, Sweden
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail address:mona.eklund@arb.lu.se (M. Eklund).
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Abstract

Research findings that link personality factors to functioning and symptoms in schizophrenia are inconsistent, and further studies are needed within the area. The purpose of this study was to investigate how personality, as measured by the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI), was related to demographic factors, subtypes of diagnoses, level of functioning, and aspects of psychological health, including sense of coherence, perceived control, and self-esteem, among people with schizophrenia. Subjects were 104 individuals, aged 20–55 years, in psychiatric outpatient care. The results indicated that personality was not related to subtypes of diagnoses or demographic characteristics of the respondents, but to level of functioning and all aspects of psychological health. Especially self-directedness distinguished three groups of functioning and was highly correlated with the different aspects of psychological health. The article discusses how knowledge of schizophrenic patients’ personality structure might be used for tailoring psychiatric treatments.

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PersonalityFunctioningHealthSense of coherenceMasterySchizophrenia

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European Psychiatry , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , January 2004 , pp. 34 - 41
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Copyright © 2003 European Psychiatric Association

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