Personality profiles in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

被引：15

作者：

Perroud, Nader ^{[1
,2
]}

Hasler, Roland ^{[1
]}

Golay, Nicolas ^{[1
]}

Zimmermann, Julien ^{[1
]}

Prada, Paco ^{[1
]}

Nicastro, Rosetta ^{[1
]}

Aubry, Jean-Michel ^{[1
,2
]}

Ardu, Stefano ^{[3
]}

Herrmann, Francois R. ^{[4
,5
]}

Giannakopoulos, Panteleimon ^{[1
,2
]}

Baud, Patrick ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Hosp Geneva, Dept Mental Hlth & Psychiat, Geneva, Switzerland

[2] Univ Geneva, Dept Psychiat, Geneva, Switzerland

[3] Univ Geneva, Fac Med, Sect Dent Med, Geneva, Switzerland

[4] Univ Hosp Geneva, Dept Internal Med Rehabil & Geriatr, Div Geriatr, Geneva, Switzerland

[5] Univ Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

来源：

BMC PSYCHIATRY | 2016年 / 16卷

关键词：

ADHD; TCI; Attention; Hyperactivity; Impulsiveness; Personality; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; UTAH RATING-SCALE; DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; CLONINGERS TEMPERAMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRUCTURE; CHARACTER DIMENSIONS; FRENCH VERSION; UNITED-STATES; DSM-IV; ASSOCIATIONS;

D O I：

10.1186/s12888-016-0906-6

中图分类号：

R749 [精神病学];

学科分类号：

100205 ;

摘要：

Background: Previous studies suggested that the presence of ADHD in children and young adolescents may affect the development of personality. Whether or not the persistence of ADHD in adult life is associated with distinct personality patterns is still matter for debate. To address this issue, we compared the profiles of the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) that assesses personality dimensions in 119 adults ADHD and 403 controls. Methods: ANCOVA were used to examine group differences (controls vs. ADHD and ADHD inattentive type vs. ADHD combined + hyperactive/impulsive types) in Temperaments and Characters. Partial correlation coefficients were used to assess correlation between TCI and expression and severity of symptoms of ADHD. Results: High novelty seeking (NS), harm avoidance (HA) and self-transcendence (ST) scores as well as low self-directedness (SD) and cooperativeness (C) scores were associated with ADHD diagnosis. Low SD was the strongest personality trait associated with adult ADHD. Cases with the ADHD inattentive type showed higher HA and lower SD scores compared to the combined and hyperactive/impulsive types. High HA scores correlated with inattention symptoms whereas high NS and ST scores were related to hyperactive symptoms. Finally low SD and high NS were associated with increased ADHD severity. Conclusions: Distinct temperaments were associated with inattentive versus hyperactive/impulsive symptoms supporting the heterogeneous nature of the disorder.

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