How to tell a happy from an unhappy schizotype: personality factors and mental health outcomes in individuals with psychotic experiences.
Braz J Psychiatry
; 39(2): 126-132, 2017.
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| ID: mdl-27901211
OBJECTIVE:: It is unclear why some individuals reporting psychotic experiences have balanced lives while others go on to develop mental health problems. The objective of this study was to test if the personality traits of harm avoidance, self-directedness, and self-transcendence can be used as criteria to differentiate healthy from unhealthy schizotypal individuals. METHODS:: We interviewed 115 participants who reported a high frequency of psychotic experiences. The instruments used were the Temperament and Character Inventory (140), Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV, and the Oxford-Liverpool Inventory of Feelings and Experiences. RESULTS:: Harm avoidance predicted cognitive disorganization (ß = 0.319; t = 2.94), while novelty seeking predicted bipolar disorder (ß = 0.136, Exp [ß] = 1.146) and impulsive non-conformity (ß = 0.322; t = 3.55). Self-directedness predicted an overall decrease in schizotypy, most of all in cognitive disorganization (ß = -0.356; t = -2.95) and in impulsive non-conformity (ß = -0.313; t = -2.83). Finally, self-transcendence predicted unusual experiences (ß = 0.256; t = 2.32). CONCLUSION:: Personality features are important criteria to distinguish between pathology and mental health in individuals presenting high levels of anomalous experiences (AEs). While self-directedness is a protective factor, both harm avoidance and novelty seeking were predictors of negative mental health outcomes. We suggest that the impact of AEs on mental health is moderated by personality factors.
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01-internacional
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos Psicóticos
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Transtorno da Personalidade Esquizotípica
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Saúde Mental
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz J Psychiatry
Assunto da revista:
PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil