The importance of the individual characteristics in the establishment of the diagnosis for the psycho somatic affections

• Main Authors: Angela Dumitrescu, Eduard Crauciuc, Dan Marian Dumitrescu, Daniela Lepadatu, Ovidiu Toma, George Ioan Pandele
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași 2009-09-01
• Series: Analele Ştiinţifice Ale Universităţii Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iași,Sectiunea II A : Genetica si Biologie Moleculara
• Online Access: http://www.gbm.bio.uaic.ro/index.php/gbm/article/view/535

Starting from the statement that in the onset of the psycho-somatic disorders an important role is played by psychological factors and the personality of the patient together with cardiovascular risk factors, we believe that it is important to highlight and correlate all the possible aspects. Aim: The objectives of the study are to stress the differences in the structure of personality between the patients with arterial hypertension (AHT) and depression and the ones diagnosed only with depression syndrome. Material and methods: the 200 patients studied were divided in two groups: 100 patients with depression and 100 with depression + AHT. Results: After processing the data obtained by anamnesis and questionnaires focused on the individual characteristics of the patients, we observed that the group diagnosed with depression and AHT has a significantly increased level in dynamism, domination, perseverance and meticulosity while the group with depression has a significantly increased level of cooperation, amiability and openness for culture. Conclusions: There are important differences between the two study groups regarding their personality traits.