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The Relationships Between Strategies Of Stress Coping And Temperament-Character Traits In Subjects With Bipolar Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

I. Gundogmus ,
S. Tekin ,
A.B. Yasar  and
Ö. Uzun
I. Gundogmus
Affiliation:
Kırıkkale Yüksek İhtisas Hospital, Psychiatry, Ankara, Turkey
S. Tekin*
Affiliation:
Gulhane Research and Training Hospital, Psychiatry, Ankara, Turkey
A.B. Yasar
Affiliation:
Istanbul Gelisim University, Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
Ö. Uzun
Affiliation:
Gulhane Research and Training Hospital, Psychiatry, Ankara, Turkey
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a severe mood disorder, which is characterized by a cycling between the mania and major depression. The relationship between coping strategies and temperament-character traits in BD is unclear at this time.

Objectives

The aim of our study was to assess the relationship between strategies of coping stress and temperament-character traits in individuals with BD.

Methods

168 patients diagnosed with BD in full remission were included. All participants were diagnosed by an experienced consultant psychiatrist based on DSM-5 and were assessed with Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) for confirmation to remission. Sociodemographic datas of all participants was obtained and Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego–Autoquestionnaire (TEMPS-A) and Coping with Stress Scale (CSS) were applied.

Results

75 patients (44.6%) were female and the mean age of the sample was 32.64±10.74 years, the mean duration of illness was 8.23±5.52 years and was found that the mean score of YMRS 5.35±4.19. It was presented Table 1 whether there was a statistically significant correlation between TEMPS-A and CSS subscales.

Conclusions

As coping strategies may be related to temperament-character traits and that could be important for psychological interventions in patients with BD.

DepressiveHypertimicCyclothymicIrritableAnxious
Avoidance-,067-,159,098-,150-,083
,485,095,305,115,387
Problem-focused coping strategies-,268-,153,366-,246-,134
,004,109,000-,009,161
Social support-,191-,495-,060-,646-,416
,044,000,535,000,000
Total-,256-,399,149-,370-,324
,007,000,118,000,001

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

bipolar disordersstrategies of stress copingtemperament-character traits
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S156
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