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KMID : 0607519950030020139
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Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
1995 Volume.3 No. 2 p.139 ~ p.146
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Personality Trait in Panic Disorder Patient and Its Clinical Significance
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Chae Young-Lae
Lee Chung-Tai
Kim Bo-Yeon
Lee Sung-Pil
Hong Seung-Chul
Kim Chong-Woo
Keh Yoon-Jung
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Abstract
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Forty patients meeting DSM-III-H criteria for panic disorder and 51 normal controls were assessed with the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-Revised(PDQ-R), a self-rating scale designed to assess Axis II personality disorders and traits. Results replicated previous findings of a preponderance of dependent, avoidant, and histrionic features. But our result showed other features such as paranoid, schizotypal, borderline, and antisocial traits also. Patients were divided into two groups according to the severity of their personality traits(high or low). These groups were compared in various panic symptomatology and SCL-90-R. None of the specific symptom dimensions in panic disorder, i.e. panic, anxiety, agoraphobia, social impairment, or chronicity was different between groups. Rather, high personality trait groups were found to have significantly more symptomatology in SCR-90-R than low personality groups. Result indicated that patients exhibiting a greater number of personality traits were also significantly more symptomatic. The results suggested a possible link beteween panic disorder and personality disorder. And, general factors such as depression, social or interpersonal sensitivity might provide a much better explanation of personality disorders in panic patients.
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KEYWORD
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Panic disorder, Personality trait, Comorbidity
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