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Relationship between interpersonal psychotherapy problem areas with temperament and character: A pilot study

Year: 1998

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationships between dimensions of personality assessed by using the Temperament and Character Inventory and presenting problem areas in Interpersonal Psychotherapy. METHOD: One hundred two depressed patients completed the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI), and Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) problem areas were assessed using a clinician-rated questionnaire. RESULTS: Following multiple regression analysis, patients rated as having problems with grief scored low on self transcendence, those with disputes had low cooperativeness, those with role transitions had low novelty seeking, and those with deficits had low reward dependence. CONCLUSIONS: Both temperament and character may be relevant to the nature of presenting problems related to Interpersonal Psychotherapy. An understanding of how personality is relevant to presenting interpersonal problems may provide both a framework and a focus with which to work in this form of psychotherapy.

Source: Depression and Anxiety

DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6394(1998)8:4<154::aid-da4>3.0.co;2-c

Authors: Suzanne E. Luty, Peter R. Joyce, Roger T. Mulder, Patrick F. Sullivan, Janice M. McKenzie

Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University

Language: English

Topic: Personality Disorders and Psychopathology

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Eli Lilly and Company, Health Research Council of New Zealand