Relationship between Personality and Disability in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder


Gulec M. Y., Hocaoglu C.

ISRAEL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND RELATED SCIENCES, vol.48, no.2, pp.123-128, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 48 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: ISRAEL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND RELATED SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.123-128
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The co-morbidity of major depressive disorder (MDD) with personality disorders (PDs) in patients with long-standing work disability at a psychiatry clinic was investigated. The purpose of our study was to evaluate personality for contributing to disability in patients with MDD and to investigate the relationship with these two psychometric characters in patients with MDD.