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Clemente MJ, Martins Silva AS, Pozzolo Pedro MO, Paiva HS, de Azevedo Marques Périco C, Torales J, Ventriglio A, Castaldelli-Maia JM. A meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis of the global prevalence of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Heliyon 2022; 8:e09912. [PMID: 35865977 PMCID: PMC9294057 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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There is a relative dearth of research on Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), even if it has been recognized for over 100 years. Thus, the present study aims to review the worldwide prevalence of OCPD in different populations. The search was conducted employing the PubMed database of the US National Library of Medicine and Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS) to detect available studies showing OCPD prevalence rates. All the prevalence rates were extracted and aggregated through random-effects models. Meta-regression and sensitivity analyses were performed. The final sample was composed of 46 articles, including 89,264 individuals. We found that OCPD reports a high prevalence rate, with 6.5% (95%CI = 4.3–9.1%), and reaching even higher among psychiatric and clinical patient population. OCPD has presented stable prevalence rates worldwide throughout the past 28 years. There was no gender-related effect, but OCPD prevalence rates may decrease with age increase. There is a need to investigate personality disorders epidemiology based on the recently updated classification systems (i.e., DSM-5 and ICD-11). The present meta-analysis may suggest that the current diagnostic tools may detect OCPD in a cross-sectional assessment but not throughout the life of the person. OCPD rates do not vary significantly around the globe, with a prevalence of 6.5%. Higher rates were found in psychiatric and clinical patients’ population. OCPD prevalence has been stable throughout the past 28 years. There was no genre-related effect but it may decrease with age increase. The current diagnostic instruments may detect OCPD but may not concisely and adequately evaluate its clinical impact.
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- Health Secretariat of São Bernardo do Campo, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil.,Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Health Secretariat of São Bernardo do Campo, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil.,Department of Neuroscience, Medical School, ABC Health University Center, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Health Secretariat of São Bernardo do Campo, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil.,Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.,Department of Neuroscience, Medical School, ABC Health University Center, Santo André, SP, Brazil.,Department of Epidemiology, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA
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Hemmati A, Vanderbleek E, Mirani A, Clark LA, Rezaei F. Temperaments and characters: incompatible or complementary components for criterion B of the alternative model in predicting DSM-5 section II personality disorders? CURRENT ISSUES IN PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY 2021; 9:1-13. [PMID: 38013693 PMCID: PMC10663719 DOI: 10.5114/cipp.2021.103897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 10/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Many studies have found clear correspondence among the domains of the five-factor model of personality (FFM) and the alternative model of personality disorders (AMPD) in DSM-5-III, which is assessed with the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5). However, very few studies have compared the PID-5 with the other well-known established dimensional models of personality such as Cloninger's model. The present study examined whether the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI-125) dimensions, PID-5 dimensions, or a combination would represent PD-scale scores more accurately. PARTICIPANTS AND PROCEDURE In this regard, 437 college students completed the Persian version of the PID-5, TCI-125 and SCID-II Screening Questionnaire.RESULTS The results indicated that cooperativeness (low), self-directedness (low), and self-transcendence (high) characters of the TCI-125 and the psychoticism (high) domain of the PID-5 are the most consistent predictors of all PD-scale scores. CONCLUSIONS Overall, the findings showed that an integrative model, combining dimensions of the TCI-125 and PID-5, represented the features of PD-scale scores most effectively.
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- University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States
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- Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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AbstractThe concept of minimal emotional dysfunctions (MED) refers to traditional psychopathology in order to describe, classify, and understand personality disorders. Emotional dysfunctions encompass disorders of affect predominance, production, expression, experience, modulation, and regulation. MED can explain the dimensional nature of personality disorders, their multidimensionality and problems with categorical classifications. It can stimulate research on the etiology of personality disorders in reference to modern developmental brain research and trauma psychology. It can guide new developments in pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. It is suggested to focus on MED in future developments of the description and classification of personality disorders.
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- M Linden
- Research Group Psychosomatic Rehabilitation at the Charité, University Medicine Berlin and the Department of Behavioral Medicine at the Rehabilitation Center Seehof, Lichterfelder Allee 55, Teltow 14513, Berlin, Germany.
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Guzmán-Parra J, Sánchez-Álvarez N, de Diego-Otero Y, Pérez-Costillas L, Esteva de Antonio I, Navais-Barranco M, Castro-Zamudio S, Bergero-Miguel T. Sociodemographic Characteristics and Psychological Adjustment Among Transsexuals in Spain. ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 2016; 45:587-596. [PMID: 25994499 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-015-0557-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 04/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This study examined the sociodemographic characteristics and the psychological adjustment of transsexuals in Andalusia (Spain), and also analyzed the differences between female-to-male (FtM) and male-to-female (MtF) transsexuals. The sample included 197 transsexuals (101 MtF and 96 FtM) selected from those who visited the Transsexual and Gender Identity Unit at the Carlos Haya Hospital in Malaga between 2011 and 2012. Our analyses indicated that MtF transsexuals were more likely to have lower educational levels, live alone, have worked less frequently throughout their lifetime, and have engaged in prostitution. For FtM transsexuals, there were more frequent references to the mother's psychiatric history and more social avoidance and distress. Multivariate analysis showed that the number of personality dysfunctional traits and unemployment status were associated with depression in the entire sample. The following three conclusions can be made: there are significant differences between MtF and FtM transsexuals (mainly related to sociodemographic variables), depression was high in both groups, and a remarkable percentage of transsexuals have attempted suicide (22.8 %) or have had suicidal thoughts (52.3 %).
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- José Guzmán-Parra
- Mental Health Department, Málaga Plaza Hospital, University Regional Hospital of Málaga, Civil s/n, 29009, Málaga, Spain.
- Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, University of Malaga, Málaga, Spain.
- Grupo Andaluz de Investigación Psicosocial, Málaga, Spain.
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- Mental Health Department, Málaga Plaza Hospital, University Regional Hospital of Málaga, Civil s/n, 29009, Málaga, Spain
- Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, University of Malaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Mental Health Department, Málaga Plaza Hospital, University Regional Hospital of Málaga, Civil s/n, 29009, Málaga, Spain
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- Mental Health Department, Málaga Plaza Hospital, University Regional Hospital of Málaga, Civil s/n, 29009, Málaga, Spain
- Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, University of Malaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Mental Health Department, Málaga Plaza Hospital, University Regional Hospital of Málaga, Civil s/n, 29009, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, University of Malaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Mental Health Department, Málaga Plaza Hospital, University Regional Hospital of Málaga, Civil s/n, 29009, Málaga, Spain
- Transsexual and Gender Identity Unit, Málaga, Spain
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Temperament, Character, and Depressive Symptoms during Pregnancy: A Study of a Japanese Population. DEPRESSION RESEARCH AND TREATMENT 2013; 2013:140169. [PMID: 24455225 PMCID: PMC3881521 DOI: 10.1155/2013/140169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background. To examine the effects of temperament and character domains on depression during pregnancy. Methods. We examined 601 pregnant women using a questionnaire that included the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI), and demographic variables. Results. In a hierarchical regression analysis, severity of depression during pregnancy was predicted by the women's negative response towards the current pregnancy, low self-directedness, and high harm avoidance, persistence, and self-transcendence. Conclusion. Depression during pregnancy is predicted by personality traits as well as women's negative attitudes towards the current pregnancy.
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Huang WL, Lin YH, Kuo TBJ, Chang LR, Chen YZ, Yang CCH. Methadone-mediated autonomic functioning of male patients with heroin dependence: the influence of borderline personality pattern. PLoS One 2012; 7:e37464. [PMID: 22629400 PMCID: PMC3358307 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2011] [Accepted: 04/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background We hypothesize that the population with borderline personality shows different autonomic response to methadone compared to individuals with other personalities. This study applies heart rate variability (HRV) measurements and the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ) to examine this hypothesis. Methodology/Principal Findings Forty-four male patients with heroin dependence were recruited from a methadone maintenance treatment program. Eight personality patterns were classified according to the TPQ norm used in Taiwan. The borderline pattern (BP, composed of high novelty seeking, high harm avoidance and low reward dependence) and the other personality patterns (OP) were separated into two groups. We compared the HRV profiles between the BP and OP groups. Correlation and regression analysis were performed to clarify relationship between HRV differences and the borderline index (BI, a new concept defined by us, which is calculated as novelty seeking + harm avoidance – reward dependence). The HRV targets investigated included low frequency (LF) power, high frequency (HF) power, total power (TP), normalized LF (LF%), and LF/HF. No baseline HRV parameters showed any inter-group difference. The BP group had a significantly lower ΔHF and a higher ΔLF/HF than the OP group. The personality dimension, reward dependence, showed a negative correlation with ΔLF/HF and ΔLF%. BI was negatively correlated with ΔHF and positively correlated with ΔLF/HF and ΔLF%. Conclusions/Significance Borderline personality individuals show increased sympathetic activity and decreased parasympathetic activity compared to other personalities after taking methadone. The results support the hypothesis that there is an interaction between borderline personality and autonomic modulation.
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- Wei-Lieh Huang
- Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan
- Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan
- Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Sleep Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Research Center for Adaptive Data Analysis, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan
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- Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Sleep Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Snopek M, Hublova V, Porubanova M, Blatny M. Psychometric properties of the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised (TCI-R) in Czech adolescent sample. Compr Psychiatry 2012; 53:71-80. [PMID: 21397220 DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2011.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2010] [Revised: 01/15/2011] [Accepted: 01/16/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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The psychometric properties of the TCI-R method were investigated in a cohort of 15-year-old adolescents (n = 787). This is the lowest recommended age for using the adult version of the method. A factor analysis of the temperament and character scales was carried out on the basis of Principal Component Analysis with Varimax rotation. We compared our results with a previous TCI version which was used in the pilot study of 15-year-olds (n = 171), with established norms for the Czech adolescents and adults, and in regard to gender differences. The principal component analyses for all scales with eigenvalues ≥ 1 resulted in only a 6 factor structure, in contrast to the 7 factor structure postulated by Cloninger. But the factor solution, computed separately for temperament (4F) and character (3F), approximately reflected the Cloninger's model except for the temperament subscales NS1 (Exploration Excitability), RD1 (Sentimentality) and RD4 (Dependence), which load multiple factors, and the character subscale SD 4 (Self-acceptance), which loads the Cooperativeness factor. The internal consistency of the main TCI-R scales was excellent; the Cronbach's alpha varied from .83 (NS) to .89 (HA). However, for some subscales (NS4, RD4, and CO5) the consistency was rather weak. In our research, the previous version of TCI showed less satisfying psychometric properties than TCI-R did. In terms of gender differences, girls scored higher in NS, RD, HA, CO and ST, whereas boys scored higher in PS; no statistically significant differences for SD were found. In general, our results support the Cloninger's postulated 7 factor personality structure and the appropriateness of the TCI-R usage for 15-year-old adolescents.
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- Mojmir Snopek
- Research Institute of Preventive and Social Pediatrics, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Fujimori A, Wada Y, Yamashita T, Choi H, Nishizawa S, Yamamoto H, Fukui K. Parental bonding in patients with eating disorders and self-injurious behavior. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2011; 65:272-9. [PMID: 21507134 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2011.02192.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM The goal of the study was to investigate the correlations among parental bonding patterns, eating disorders (ED) and self-injurious behavior (SIB). METHODS The subjects were 80 patients with ED who were divided into two groups based on those that had (n = 25) and had not engaged in SIB at least once in the last month. The patients and 120 healthy control subjects were evaluated using the Eating Disorder Inventory and the Parental Bonding Instrument. RESULTS On the Parental Bonding Instrument, the ED + SIB group showed significantly lower paternal care compared with the ED/no SIB and control groups. On the Eating Disorder Inventory, the ED + SIB group showed higher body dissatisfaction, and increased maturity fear compared with the other two groups. The total scores and perfectionism and interoceptive awareness differed significantly among the three groups. CONCLUSION ED + SIB patients had a more severe ED pathology than ED/no SIB patients, and also felt that they had received low paternal care during childhood. Therefore, paternal care may be linked to severe ED pathology.
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- Akihito Fujimori
- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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Exposure to community violence, psychopathology, and personality traits in Russian youth. DEPRESSION RESEARCH AND TREATMENT 2011; 2011:909076. [PMID: 21826266 PMCID: PMC3151519 DOI: 10.1155/2011/909076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2011] [Accepted: 06/15/2011] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Previous research with the US inner-city youth demonstrated the hazardous effects of community violence exposure. It remains unclear, however, whether these findings are generalizable to other cultures and populations. Furthermore, the role of factors influencing the processing of traumatic events such as personality has not been investigated. Two groups of Russian adolescents (community youth (N = 546) and male delinquents (N = 352)) completed questionnaires assessing their exposure to community violence, conduct problems, internalizing psychopathology and personality. The study demonstrates that the relationships between exposure to violence and psychopathology are similar across different populations within the same culture (community youth and juvenile delinquents), suggesting similar mechanisms behind this phenomenon. The patterns of these relationships were also similar for boys and girls, suggesting similarities in the mechanisms across gender. Hence, the effects of community violence exposure are generalizable to other cultures outside the US. The associations between personality traits and specific types of behaviors also tend to be similar across different populations. Higher levels of novelty seeking were related to more severe problem behaviors and to higher levels of witnessing and victimization, whereas higher levels of harm avoidance were related to higher levels of depression and posttraumatic stress.
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Dhawan N, Kunik ME, Oldham J, Coverdale J. Prevalence and treatment of narcissistic personality disorder in the community: a systematic review. Compr Psychiatry 2010; 51:333-9. [PMID: 20579503 DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2009.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2009] [Revised: 08/25/2009] [Accepted: 09/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Few studies have examined the prevalence and treatment of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). METHOD We systematically reviewed studies of NPD that used suitable diagnostic methods in adult nonclinical samples and evaluated their strengths and weaknesses. Searches were conducted of MEDLINE (using both MeSH category and free-word search terms), PsycINFO, and PsycLIT for articles in English from January 1980 to August 2008 using the terms Narcissis* and prevalence, of unpublished work identified via contacts with experts in the field, of books on personality disorders, and of reference lists from relevant articles and books. We evaluated articles using a 6-point epidemiologic quality tool that we developed. To determine the most efficacious treatments for NPD without other comorbidities, we performed searches using Narcissis*, pharmacology, clinical pharmacology, therapeutics, and psychotherapy for reports of controlled trials from January 1980 to August 2008. RESULTS We identified 7 prevalence studies that had used a structured or semistructured interview, 5 of which scored 5/6 using the epidemiologic quality tool. Mean prevalence was 1.06%, and the range was 0% to 6.2%. We found no studies of treatment meeting our inclusion criteria. CONCLUSIONS There was an overall finding of a low prevalence of NPD in adult nonclinical samples. Changes in the classification system might promote further empirical investigations.
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- Nikhil Dhawan
- Houston Center for Quality of Care & Utilization Studies, Health Services Research and Development Service Studies, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Preliminary evaluation of the DDS-PC inventory: a new tool to assess impulsive–compulsive behaviours associated to dopamine replacement therapy in Parkinson’s disease. Neurol Sci 2009; 30:307-13. [DOI: 10.1007/s10072-009-0101-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2008] [Accepted: 05/18/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Marchesi C, Ampollini P, DePanfilis C, Maggini C. Temperament features in adolescents with ego-syntonic or ego-dystonic obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2008; 17:392-6. [PMID: 18427866 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-008-0681-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The present study evaluated whether different patterns of temperament may predict a different threshold of acceptability of obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms in adolescents. OC symptomatology was detected with the Leyton Obsessional Inventory-Child Version (LOI-CV) and temperament was assessed using the tridimensional personality questionnaire in 2,775 high-school students. According to the LOI-CV scores, the adolescents were classified as high interference (interfering, ego-dystonic symptoms) (HI), supernormal (noninterfering, ego-syntonic symptoms) (Sn) and controls (C) HI were 119 (4.3%), Sn 85 (3.1%) and C 2,571 (92.6%). The best predictor of belonging to HI or Sn groups was the temperament configuration of high Harm Avoidance (HA) and high Persistence (P). The feature that mainly distinguishes the two symptomatic groups were Novelty Seeking (NS) levels. Our data suggest that people characterized by pessimistic worry in anticipation of future problems, passive avoidant behaviour, rapid fatigability (high HA) and irresoluteness, ambitiousness, perseverance, perfectionism, enduring feelings of frustration (high P) might develop OC symptoms. Whether OC symptoms become ego-syntonic or ego-dystonic seems to mainly depend on NS levels: low NS might protect people (with the prevention of "exploratory and active behaviours" that may elicit loss of control on symptoms) from the development of interfering OC symptoms.
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- Carlo Marchesi
- Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatric Division, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
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Bonfà F, Cabrini S, Avanzi M, Bettinardi O, Spotti R, Uber E. Treatment dropout in drug-addicted women: are eating disorders implicated? Eat Weight Disord 2008; 13:81-6. [PMID: 18612256 DOI: 10.1007/bf03327607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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A high prevalence of eating disorders among drug-addicted female patients has been noted, and it could be associated to psychopathological underlying factors. Our aim was to assess eating disorder traits in women approaching a residential program for drug addiction. We hypothesized that these traits would correlate to more general psychopathological factors, and would influence treatment relapse. A sample of 204 substance dependent women attending a residential treatment was screened for psychopathological indices, and follow-up data were obtained at the end of the treatment. Clients had a high risk for eating disorders (15%), and lifetime prevalence was even higher (20%). Disordered eating was associated to psychopathological distress, in particular harm avoidance resulted significantly lower (p=0.005), evoking higher unresponsiveness to danger. Drug addiction treatment outcome is associated to completion of defined programs, and eating disorder was a key covariable in determining treatment relapse or success (p=0.03). Clinicians should be aware of this potential co-morbidity, and concurrent treatments should be attempted, in order to prevent symptomatic shifting.
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- F Bonfà
- Centre of Eating Disorders, Ser.T of Cortemaggiore, AUSL of Piacenza, 29016 Cortemaggiore, Italy.
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Kantojärvi L, Miettunen J, Veijola J, Läksy K, Karvonen JT, Ekelund J, Järvelin MR, Lichtermann D, Joukamaa M. Temperament profiles in personality disorders among a young adult population. Nord J Psychiatry 2008; 62:423-30. [PMID: 18839387 DOI: 10.1080/08039480801959224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The objective of this study was to describe the temperament dimension profiles assessed by the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) among young adults with the DSM-III-R personality disorder (PD). Our hypothesis was that PD clusters and separate PDs can be distinguished from one another by their specific temperament profiles. As a part of the 31-year follow-up survey of the prospective Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort, the cohort members living in the city of Oulu at the age of 31 years (n=1609) were invited to participate in a two-phase field study. The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R for PDs (SCID-II) was used as diagnostic instrument. The final study sample consisted of the 1311 subjects who had completed the Hopkins Symptom Check List-25 questionnaire for screening and had given a written informed consent. Of the 321 SCID interviewed subjects, 74 met the criteria for at least one PD and had completed the TCI. The mean TCI scores of subjects with PD and control subjects without PD (n=910) were compared. Low Novelty Seeking, high Harm Avoidance and low Reward Dependence characterized cluster A and C PDs. Subjects with a cluster B PD did not differ from controls, except for Novelty Seeking, which was high. The temperament dimensions could not distinguish different PDs very well, with the only exception of persons with obsessive-compulsive PD. PD clusters were associated with different profiles of temperament, lending some support for Cloninger's typology.
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- Liisa Kantojärvi
- Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
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Völlm B, Richardson P, McKie S, Elliott R, Dolan M, Deakin B. Neuronal correlates of reward and loss in Cluster B personality disorders: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Psychiatry Res 2007; 156:151-67. [PMID: 17920821 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2007.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2006] [Revised: 03/12/2007] [Accepted: 04/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Decision making is guided by the likely consequences of behavioural choices. Neuronal correlates of financial reward have been described in a number of functional imaging studies in humans. Areas implicated in reward include ventral striatum, dopaminergic midbrain, amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex. Response to loss has not been as extensively studied but may involve prefrontal and medial temporal cortices. It has been proposed that increased sensitivity to reward and reduced sensitivity to punishment underlie some of the psychopathology in impulsive personality disordered individuals. However, few imaging studies using reinforcement tasks have been conducted in this group. In this fMRI study, we investigate the effects of positive (monetary reward) and negative (monetary loss) outcomes on BOLD responses in two target selection tasks. The experimental group comprised eight people with Cluster B (antisocial and borderline) personality disorder, whilst the control group contained fourteen healthy participants. A key finding was the absence of prefrontal responses and reduced BOLD signal in the subcortical reward system in the PD group during positive reinforcement. Impulsivity scores correlated negatively with prefrontal responses in the PD but not the control group during both, reward and loss. Our results suggest dysfunctional responses to rewarding and aversive stimuli in Cluster B personality disordered individuals but do not support the notion of hypersensitivity to reward and hyposensitivity to loss.
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- Birgit Völlm
- Neuroscience and Psychiatry Unit, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
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Svirko E, Hawton K. Self-injurious behavior and eating disorders: the extent and nature of the association. Suicide Life Threat Behav 2007; 37:409-21. [PMID: 17896881 DOI: 10.1521/suli.2007.37.4.409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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We have reviewed the literature on the association between self-injurious behaviors (SIB) and eating disorders from the psychological-behavioral perspective. Our aims were to investigate the extent and possible reasons for the association. A literature search was conducted using the following electronic databases (1989-2005): Medline, PsychInfo and EMBASE. References in identified articles were also screened. The reported occurrence of SIB in eating disorder patients ranged between 25.4% and 55.2%. The figures for occurrence of eating disorders in SIB patients ranged between 54% and 61%. These figures indicate that there is a strong association between these disorders. Impulsivity, obsessive-compulsive characteristics, affect dysregulation, dissociation, self-criticizing cognitive style and need for control were identified as potential factors involved in the association. Early trauma such as childhood sexual abuse and possibly certain characteristics of early family environment might contribute to the development of these factors. We present a hypothetical model which includes these factors and argue that the co-existence of eating disorders and SIB in patients results from several factors being present. SIB and eating disorder symptoms may provide a means whereby patients can deal with each factor simultaneously. The clinical implications of the findings are discussed.
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- Elena Svirko
- Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, UK
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Clark LA. Assessment and diagnosis of personality disorder: perennial issues and an emerging reconceptualization. Annu Rev Psychol 2007; 58:227-57. [PMID: 16903806 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.57.102904.190200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 482] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This chapter reviews recent (2000-2005) personality disorder (PD) research, focusing on three major domains: assessment, comorbidity, and stability. (a) Substantial evidence has accrued favoring dimensional over categorical conceptualization of PD, and the five-factor model of personality is prominent as an integrating framework. Future directions include assessing dysfunction separately from traits and learning to utilize collateral information. (b) To address the pervasiveness and extent of comorbidity, researchers have begun to move beyond studying overlapping pairs or small sets of disorders and are developing broader, more integrated common-factor models that cross the Axis I-Axis II boundary. (c) Studies of PD stability have converged on the finding that PD features include both more acute, dysfunctional behaviors that resolve in relatively short periods, and maladaptive temperamental traits that are relatively more stable-similar to normal-range personality traits-with increasing stability until after 50 years of age. A new model for assessing PD-and perhaps all psychopathology-emerges from integrating these interrelated reconceptualizations.
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- Lee Anna Clark
- Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
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Clark LA. Temperament as a unifying basis for personality and psychopathology. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 2006; 114:505-21. [PMID: 16351374 DOI: 10.1037/0021-843x.114.4.505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 374] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Personality and psychopathology long have been viewed as related domains, but the precise nature of their relations remains unclear. Through most of the 20th century, they were studied as separate fields; within psychopathology, clinical syndromes were separated from personality disorders in 1980. This division led to the revelation of substantial overlap among disorders both within and across axes and to the joint study of normal and abnormal personality. The author reviews these literatures and proposes an integrative framework to explain personality-psychopathology relations: Three broad, innate temperament dimensions--negative affectivity, positive affectivity, and disinhibition--differentiate through both biologically and environmentally based developmental processes into a hierarchical personality trait structure and, at their extremes, are risk factors (diatheses) for psychopathology, especially given adverse life experiences (stress).
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- Lee Anna Clark
- Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1316, USA.
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Stewart ME, Ebmeier KP, Deary IJ. Personality correlates of happiness and sadness: EPQ-R and TPQ compared. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2004.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Gothelf D, Aharonovsky O, Horesh N, Carty T, Apter A. Life events and personality factors in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder and other anxiety disorders. Compr Psychiatry 2004; 45:192-8. [PMID: 15124149 DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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The association among life events, personality factors, and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents was assessed in 28 children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), 28 children with other anxiety disorders (AD), and 24 normal controls using the Life Events Checklist (LEC) and the Junior Temperament and Character Inventory (JTCI). No significant differences were found among the groups for demographic and clinical characteristics. Children with OCD had significantly more total life events and more negative life events in the year before onset than normal controls, and they perceived the life events as having more impact. Scores for children with other AD fell between the other two groups for most of the life event parameters. The only specific life event that distinguished children with AD from normal controls was major illness or injury of a relative. High anxiety levels and older age--but not depression level--predicted a greater perceived impact of life events. Children with OCD and other AD both scored higher than normal controls on the harm avoidance parameter of the JTCI. Harm avoidance scores correlated positively and significantly with the reported occurrence of negative life events and their perceived impact. Thus, quantity, quality, and specificity of life events may be associated with AD in young people, especially OCD. This association may be related to the personality characteristic of harm avoidance.
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- Doron Gothelf
- Richard E. Feinberg Department of Psychiatry, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqwa, and Sacker Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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Mitropoulou V, Trestman RL, New AS, Flory JD, Silverman JM, Siever LJ. Neurobiologic function and temperament in subjects with personality disorders. CNS Spectr 2003; 8:725-30. [PMID: 14712170 DOI: 10.1017/s109285290001909x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Personality traits have been hypothesized to involve specific neurotransmitter systems. In order to test this model, the relationship between the responses to serotonergic and noradrenergic probes, central cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) measures of monoamine neurotransmitters and the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ) were evaluated in a cohort of personality disorder subjects. METHODS A total of 142 patients meeting at least one personality disorder (meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition-Revised criteria) participated in these studies. The prolactin response to fenfluramine (a measure of serotonin function) was obtained for 110 subjects; growth hormone response to clonidine (a measure of noradrenergic function) was obtained for 77 subjects, while homovanillic acid (HVA) at baseline, an index of dopaminergic function, was available for 103 subjects. Measures of central neurotransmitter function (dopaminergic, serotonergic, and noradrenergic: HVA, 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid, and 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol, respectively) were available for 36 subjects. Separate regression analyses utilizing each of the hypothesized associations, where the TPQ total scores were used as the dependent measures and the biologic indices were the independent measures were conducted. Exploratory correlational analyses between these biologic measures and the four dimensions of the TPQ (and its subscales) were also conducted. (Correlations are reported if they would remain significant at P<.01 level after Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons across the six neuroendocrine measures). RESULTS In the regression analyses, there was a trend association between CSF and plasma HVA in predicting novelty-seeking (P<.07). No other significant associations were found in the other three measures. Regarding the individual correlational analyses, the persistence scale of the TPQ was significantly positively correlated with the growth hormone response to clonidine (r=.30, P<.008). The sentimentality subscale (reward dependence) was positively correlated with CSF 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid (r=0.45, P<.001), while the attachment subscale (also reward dependence) was correlated with CSF 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (r=0.49, P<.002). CONCLUSION Limited support was provided for a relationship between monoamines, particularly dopamine and novelty-seeking as well as norepinephrine and reward dependence but other hypothesized relationships were not supported by these measures.
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- Vivian Mitropoulou
- Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
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Impulsiveness and other Personality Dimensions in Substance Use Disorders and Conduct Disorder. ADDICTIVE DISORDERS & THEIR TREATMENT 2003. [DOI: 10.1097/00132576-200302010-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Karwautz A, Troop NA, Rabe-Hesketh S, Collier DA, Treasure JL. Personality disorders and personality dimensions in anorexia nervosa. J Pers Disord 2003; 17:73-85. [PMID: 12659548 DOI: 10.1521/pedi.17.1.73.24057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Information on the relationship between anorexia nervosa (AN) and personality disorders (PDs) and dimensions of temperament and character (measured by the Temperament and Character Inventory [TCI; Cloninger, Przybeck Svrakic, & Wetzel, 1994]) is limited. This study examines the predictive validity of the TCI for PD diagnoses assessed by the International Personality Disorder Examination-ICD-10 (IPDE-ICD-10; Loranger, Janca, & Sartorius, 1997) interviews of 46 women with DSM-IV-defined AN. Patients with a PD reported higher levels of harm-avoidance and lower levels of self-directedness than those without a PD. Scores on the TCI were predictive of the number of PD features present, particularly for those PDs in the anankastic, anxious, and dependent groups accounting for 40% to 51% of the variance. Cluster analysis based on scores on the TCI identified a subgroup of patients characterized by low levels of novelty seeking, self-directedness, and cooperativeness and high levels of harm avoidance. This cluster included the majority of those with avoidant, anxious, or dependent PDs. Assessment of particular personality dimensions was able to predict PDs in an anorexic sample. Since normal personality dimensions have greater validity than the categorical PDs, a consideration of normal temperament and character may assist in clinical decisionmaking and considerations concerning treatment.
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Ruchkin VV, Schwab-Stone M, Koposov R, Vermeiren R, Steiner H. Violence exposure, posttraumatic stress, and personality in juvenile delinquents. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2002; 41:322-9. [PMID: 11886027 DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200203000-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess posttraumatic stress and its relationship to comorbid psychopathology, violence exposure, and personality traits in Russian male juvenile delinquents. METHOD Posttraumatic stress and comorbid psychopathology were assessed by a semistructured psychiatric interview (Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version) in 370 delinquent youths during winter-spring of 1999. In addition, violence exposure, personality, and psychopathology were assessed by self-reports. RESULTS Most delinquents reported some degree of posttraumatic stress: 156 subjects (42%) fulfilled partial criteria and 87 (25%) fulfilled full DSM-IV criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Violence-related experiences (witnessing and victimization) were the most common types of trauma. Higher levels of posttraumatic stress were accompanied by higher rates of comorbid psychopathology, with the most striking differences occurring between the groups with full versus partial PTSD criteria. Violence exposure was related to temperamental behavior activation (novelty seeking), whereas PTSD symptom scores were predominantly related to behavior inhibition and poor coping (high harm avoidance and low self-directedness). CONCLUSIONS Similar to findings from American samples, Russian juvenile delinquents represent a severely traumatized population, mainly due to high levels of violence exposure. Those with full PTSD are the most severely traumatized and have highest rates of psychopathology, as compared to those with no or partial PTSD, and they require the most clinical attention and rehabilitation. Both exposure to violence and levels of posttraumatic stress are related to personality traits, which influence degree of exposure and individual perception of stress. The latter should be considered in individualized approaches to rehabilitation.
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- Vladislav V Ruchkin
- Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-7900, USA.
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