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| Author(s): |
de Souza, Erika Leonardo
[1]
;
Grassi-Oliveira, Rodrigo
[2]
;
Brietzke, Elisa
[3]
;
Sanvicente-Vieira, Breno
[2]
;
Daruy-Filho, Ledo
[2]
;
Moreno, Ricardo Alberto
[1]
Total Authors: 6
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Med, Inst & Dept Psychiat, Mood Disorders Unit GRUDA, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Pontificia Univ Catolica Rio Grande do Sul, Postgrad Program Psychol, Dev Cognit Neurosci Res Grp, Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Psychiat, Program Recognit & Treatment Individuals At Risk, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY; v. 41, n. 4, p. 95-100, 2014. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
Background : Bipolar disorder is marked by alterations in coping skills which in turn impacts the disease course. Personality traits are associated with coping skills and for this reason it has been suggested that personality traits of patients with BD may have influence over their coping skills. Objective : To investigate possible associations between coping skills and personality in individuals with bipolar disorder (BD). Methods : Thirty-five euthymic subjects with BD were compared with 40 healthy controls. Coping skills were evaluated using Ways of Coping Checklist Revised and Brief-COPE. Personality traits were assessed by Neo Personality Inventory. MANCOVA was used for between groups comparison. Results : Regarding coping, individuals with BD reported more frequent use of emotion-focused strategies than problem-focused strategies, and high levels of neuroticism and low levels of extroversion and conscientiousness on personality measures. Neuroticism influenced negatively the use of problem-focused strategies, and positively emotion-focused coping. Conscientiousness influenced the use of problem-focused strategies in both groups. There was a significant difference between emotion focused coping and personality traits between BD and control groups. Discussion : Personality traits seem to modulate coping skills and strategies in BD which may be took into account for further interventions. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 08/04957-0 - Assessment of Coping in Adults with Bipolar Disorder and Relationship to Personality Traits |
| Grantee: | Ricardo Alberto Moreno |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |