Predominant affective temperaments in depressive patients with severe social withdrawal

Autor: Laura Orsolini, Giulio Longo, Silvia Bellagamba, Takahiro A. Kato, Umberto Volpe
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
Předmět:
Zdroj: Annals of General Psychiatry, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1744-859X
DOI: 10.1186/s12991-024-00496-z
Popis: Abstract Background Hikikomori (HK) is characterized by self-isolation and social refusal, being more likely also associated with affective disorders, including depression. This case–control study primarily aimed at identifying (if any) predominant affective temperaments are associated with HK in depressed versus not-depressed individuals. Secondary objectives comprise assessing which other psychopathological dimensions (e.g., boredom, anxiety) are associated with the HK specifier in depressed individuals. Methods From the larger SWATCH study, 687 Italian young people were screened for depression, as measured by 9 items-Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and HK-like social withdrawal, through the Hikikomori Questionnaire-25 (HQ-25). All subjects were administered a brief-Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego (TEMPS-M), the 7 items-Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) and the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale (MSBS). Results Males reported significantly higher scores at HQ-25 total score than females (p = 0.026). In the total sample, HK social withdrawal is positively predicted by MSBS low arousal, disengagement, depressive levels, depressive and irritable affective temperaments, while negatively by anxiety (F(6, 680) = 82.336, p
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals
Nepřihlášeným uživatelům se plný text nezobrazuje