Temperament, character and psychopathology. A case-control preliminary study

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2012-12-01

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Pelaz Antolín, A., Valdivia Martin, M. F., Ruiz-Sanz, F., Granada Jimenez, O., Martin de Valmaseda, C. H., & De los Reyes Montoya, M. (2012). Temperament, character and psychopathology. A case-control preliminary study. Revista De Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil, 29(4), 23–27. Retrieved from https://aepnya.eu/index.php/revistaaepnya/article/view/230

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Vol. 29 No. 4 (2012)

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Orginial article

Authors

  • A Pelaz Antolín Psiquiatra infantil del Hospital Clínico San Carlos
  • M F Valdivia Martin Psiquiatra del centro de salud mental de Santa Faz
  • F Ruiz-Sanz Psiquiatra infantil del complejo asistencial de Palencia
  • O Granada Jimenez Psiquiatra infantil del Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo
  • C Herraez Martin de Valmaseda Psiquiatra infantil del centro de salud mental de Chamartín
  • M De los Reyes Montoya MIR de Psiquiatría del Hospital Clínico San Carlos

Keywords:

Temperament, character, psychopathology, junior temperament and character inventory

Abstract

The main objective of the study is to compare the dimensionsof temperament and character between a samplewith psychopathology and other of healthy controls.Junior Temperament and Character Inventory of Cloninger(JTCI) were applied to a sample of 31 cases and32 controls, all between 9 and 13 years old. The mostcommon diagnosis in the sample of cases was attentiondeficit disorder with or without hyperactivity (48.38%).Persistence (P), Self-Directedness (SD), and Cooperativeness(C) were lower in the sample of cases than in controls(p <0.005). Lower persistence can be explained bythe high number of ADHD cases in the sample and lowerAD and lower C with any psychopathology. The JTCImay be useful in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis.

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