Study Of Five-Pattern Personality And MMPI Characteristics In Depressed Patients And Their Correlation

ObjectTo study the characteristcs of Five-pattern personality and MMPI of depressed patients, and compare the correlation of them.MethodThe data extracted from552 voluntary depressed patients by questionnaires in the psychological clinic of Guang'an men hospital, China academy of Chinese Medical Science, and are analyzed with statistical methods. The personality state of the depressed patient is investigated with MMPI and Five-pattern personality questionnaires. The patients must complish the quetionaires with practical condition and true experience under unified instruction by doctors during limited time. The patient should complete evaluation if there are missing and repeatted evaluation to assure the objective and accuracy of assessment. Investigator should answer the question of patients in-time during the investigation. Collect demographic data of the patients, including gender, age, career, education and marriage status. All data are analyzed by software SPSS13.0 with t-test, liner multiple stepwise regressive analysis and Pearson correlated analysis.Result1. Personality characteristics of depressed patientCompare the score of Five-pattern personality of depressed patients with Chinese norm, the depressed group is lower in Tai-yang, Shao-yang, Yin-yang-ping-he pattern obviously (P<0.01); is higher in Tai-yin pattern obviously (P<0.01).Compare MMPI of depressed patients with Chinese norm, there is no obvious difference of L and K vality scale, the original score of F is lower than 30. The scores of the depressed patients are obvious higher than Chinese norm in all clinic scales.Investigate if gender can influence the Five-pattern personality of depressed patients:the male group is obviously higher than the female group in four pattern personality except Tai-yin (P< 0.05)Investigate if gender can influence MMPI personality of depressed patients:the male group is obviously higher than the female group in all pattern personality except Pa (P<0.01).2. The correlation of Five-pattern personality and MMPIInvestigate the correlation of Five-pattern with MMPI clinic scales, analysis conclusion:Tai-yang personality is positive correlation with Ma, and negative correlation with Hs, D, Hy, Pd, Mf, Pa, Pt, Si, F, K; Shao-yang personality is positive correlation with Ma, and negative correlation with Hs, D, Hy, Pd, Pa, Pt, Sc, Si; Yin-yang-ping-he is positive correlation with L, and negative correlation with Hs, D, Hy, Pd, Mf, Pa, Pt, Sc, Si, F; Shao-yin is positive correlation with L, and negative correlation with Hs, D, Hy, Pd, Mf, Pa, Pt, Sc, Ma, L; Tai-yin is positive correlation with Hs, D, Hy, Pd, Pa, Pt, Sc, Ma, Si, F, negative correlation with Mf, L, K. Liner multiple stepwise regressive analysis indicates:Tai-yin, Shao-yin, Yin-yang-ping-he enter regression equation of Hs; Shao-yang, Tai-yin, Shao-yin enter regression equation of D; Tai-yin, Shao-yin enter regression equation of Pd; Tai-yang, Tai-yin, Yin-yang-ping-he enter egression equation of Mf; Tai-yin, Shao-yin enter regression equation of Pt; Tai-yin, Shao-yin Tai-yang enter regression equation of Sc; Tai-yin, Tai-yang, Shao-yin enter regression equation of Ma; Tai-yin enter regression equation of Si (P<0.05).Investigate the correlation between Five-pattern personality with MMPI factor scale, analysis conclusion:P is positive correlation with Shao-yang, N is negative correlation with Shao-yang. I is positive correlation with Tai-yin, negative correlation with Shao-yang and Tai-yang.3. MMPI characteristics of refractory depressionCompare clinic scales of MMPI between refractory depressed patients and non-refractory depressed patients, the conclusion indicates:refractory depressed patients have obvious higher scores in Hs, D, Hy, Pd, Mf, Pt than non-refractory depressed patients. Conclusion1. The depressed patient in this research is mainly belong to Tai-yin personality, MMPI personality characteristic is obviously correlated with D, Mf, Hs, Hy, Pt.2. Tai-yin is obvious positive correlation with depression, Shao-yin is obvious negative correlation with depression in clinic scales.While, Tai-yin is obvious positive correlation with depression in factor scales and Shao-yin is obvious negative correlation with depression in factor scales.3. Yin-pattern personality is more obvious in male depressed patients than female depressed patients.4. Refractory depressed patients have higher scores in clinic scales than non-refractory depressed patients. It indicates that refractory depressed patients have more obvious depressed personality than non-refractory depressed patients.