Subsyndromal psychosomatic concepts and personality traits in community adults
Journal
Comprehensive Psychiatry
Journal Volume
75
Journal Volume
75
Pages
110-116
Start Page
110
End Page
116
ISSN
0010-440X
Date Issued
2017-05-01
Author(s)
Abstract
Objective To investigate the prevalence of features of the Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research (DCPR) in the Taiwanese community and to explore their relationships with psychological states and personality traits. Method The participants were 153 individuals without a DSM-5 psychiatric diagnosis who were grouped according to whether they had a DCPR diagnosis (at least one DCPR diagnosis, DCPR(+): n?=?66; no DCPR diagnosis, DCPR(?): n?=?87). The groups were compared with respect to psychological states (measured with Patient Health Questionnaire-15 [PHQ-15], Health Anxiety Questionnaire [HAQ], Beck Depression Inventory-II [BDI-II], Beck Anxiety Inventory [BAI)]) and personality (measured with Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire). Multiple logistic and linear regressions were used to examine associations among demographic, personality, DCPR, and psychological states. Results The DCPR(+) group had higher BDI-II, BAI, PHQ-15 and HAQ scores than the DCPR(?) group and also had a higher anticipatory worry. The most common DCPR diagnoses were health anxiety (42.42%) and alexithymia (37.88%). Anticipatory worry was the variable most closely associated with all the DCPR diagnoses. Health anxiety was related to anticipatory worry and age, whereas alexithymia was associated with dependence and fatiguability. PHQ-15, HAQ, and BDI-II scores were related to health anxiety but not alexithymia. Conclusion DCPR has clinical utility in the community samples without DSM-5 diagnoses. DCPR may be a valid mediator between psychological trait and state. ? 2017 Elsevier Inc.
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Other Subjects
adult; aged; alexithymia; anxiety; anxiety assessment; Article; Beck Anxiety Inventory; Beck Depression Inventory; clinical feature; demography; depression; Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research; DSM-5; fatigue; female; Health Anxiety Questionnaire; Health Assessment Questionnaire; human; irritability; major clinical study; male; Patient Health Questionnaire 15; patient worry; personality assessment; personality test; prevalence; psychiatric diagnosis; psychologic assessment; psychological aspect; psychosomatics; Taiwanese; Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire; type A behavior; Affective Symptoms; Mental Disorders; middle aged; personality; psychological rating scale; psychology; Psychophysiologic Disorders; questionnaire; Taiwan; Adult; Affective Symptoms; Anxiety; Fatigue; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders; Middle Aged; Personality; Prevalence; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Psychophysiologic Disorders; Surveys and Questionnaires; Taiwan
Publisher
W.B. Saunders
Type
journal article