Personality Features in a Group of Alcohol Dependence Patients
Keywords:
Personality features, alcoholism, temperament, character, depression, anxietyAbstract
Objective: TPQ (Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire) is the first version of a self-evaluating personality questionnaire, which was proposed by Cloninger, who later developed a more precise and complete version called TCI (Temperament and Character Inventory). Both have been used in several studies on personality features of psychiatric disorders, and Cloninger’s alcoholism typology (Type I and II alcoholism). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between depression, anxiety, character and personality features of alcoholic patients.
Method: 25 patients at early remission and 25 patients who have been at remission for at least 6 months and who have been diagnosed as Alcohol Dependency according to DSM-IV-TR were evaluated. 12 questioned sociodemografic information questionnaire, Zung Depression Scale, STAI I and II Anxiety Scale, Cage, TCI were given to all patients. Received data was analyzed by SPSS (Windows 11.0) programe and t-test for independent samples was used. The statistical results were considered significant for p<0.05.
Results: There was no significant correlation between patient’s depression and anxiety scores, and between remission time and TCI scores (p<0.05). There was a strong correlation between all three scales. Harm Avoidance score was significantly higher for outpatients, who have been at remission for at least 6 months. There was no significant correlation between samples which can be used for Cloninger’s typology and TCI scores.
Conclusion: These results show that TCI is not an appropriate questionnaire to evaluate the temperament and character differences between Cloninger’s Type I and II alcoholism.
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