Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Heleen Venema, Ruan Spies, Leon T. De Beer
Summary: Assessments are widely used in psychology among clinicians, with PID-5-BF developed to measure maladaptive personality traits. Reliability and validity have been established in other countries, with South African research confirming its effectiveness. Further research is needed in South Africa, but PID-5-BF shows promise as an assessment tool for mental health clinicians.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Michelle Yik, Irene N. L. Sze, Felity H. C. Kwok, Shiang-yi Lin
Summary: This study examined the psychometric properties of the Chinese versions of NEO-PI-R and NEO-PI-3 and found that the Chinese NEO-PI-3 had a strong factor structure, high reliability, and slightly better internal consistency compared to NEO-PI-R. The study also explored the affective underpinnings of personality factors and well-being measures using the Chinese Circumplex Model of Affect.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Craig Warlick, Paul B. Ingram, M. Alexandra Vuyk, Karen D. Multon
Summary: This study examines the concurrent validity of the M5-50 by correlating it to the proprietary NEO-PI-3, and also correlates the M5-50 domains with well-documented relationships with religious fundamentalism. The study finds that the M5-50 domains align well with certain facets in the NEO-PI-3, and also identifies relationships between M5-50 domains and religious fundamentalism. Recommendations for interpretation and future development of brief, IPIP-based Openness to Experience domains are discussed.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Elise Constance Fodstad, Anastasia Ushakova, Stale Pallesen, Egon Hagen, Aleksander Hagen Erga, Eilin Kristine Erevik
Summary: This study investigates the personality characteristics of patients with Substance Use Disorders and finds that they score higher on Neuroticism and lower on Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Extraversion, and Openness. Older participants score higher on Agreeableness and lower on Excitement-Seeking. No significant gender differences were found. These findings are important for understanding the personality traits of these patients.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Barbara Betkowska-Korpala, Anna Pastuszak-Draxler, Katarzyna Olszewska-Turek, Karolina Sikora-Zych, Roksana Epa, Anna Starowicz-Filip
Summary: Empathy plays a key role in the doctor-patient relationship, and understanding the determinants of empathy is important for medical students' education. This study analyzed empathy profiles among medical students, finding that different clusters of students demonstrated unique characteristics in relation to empathy and personality traits. Medical education in empathy has the potential to reduce anxiety, stress, and burnout in the medical profession.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Tomas Fagerberg, Erik Soderman, J. Petter Gustavsson, Ingrid Agartz, Erik G. Jonsson
Summary: The study found that SSP is a useful investigation tool for measuring personality traits related to temperament-like features, and partly correlates well with three of the NEO-PI-R factors. Different personality inventories are not completely comparable, instead, they measure personality aspects in partly different ways.
PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Luis F. Garcia, Anton Aluja, Patricia Urieta, Fernando Gutierrez
Summary: This study explores the relationships between NEO-PI-R, PID-5-SF, and PiCD, as well as their predictive abilities for personality disorders. The results demonstrate high convergent validity between the five-factor model, PID-5-SF, and PiCD, with particular relevance in clinical settings.
PERSONALITY DISORDERS-THEORY RESEARCH AND TREATMENT
(2022)
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Filipe Correia, Ana Beatriz Medeiros, Luis Castelhano, Pedro Cavilhas, Pedro Escada
Summary: The study found a predominant dysfunctional personality trait in 80% of patients with MD, with 35% being treated with psychiatric medication and 34.4% having considerable mood or anxiety disorders. There was a significant positive correlation between crisis rate, chronic dizziness, and anxiety-related personality traits, indicating a bidirectional and intimate relationship between personality, anxiety, and MD, impacting patients' quality of life.
ACTA OTORRINOLARINGOLOGICA ESPANOLA
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Lene Nielsen, Sarah Krarup Larsen, Claudio Csillag, Erik Lykke Mortensen, Maj Vinberg
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate the personality trait differences between patients with bipolar disorder in remission and a healthy control group. The results showed that patients with bipolar disorder scored higher on Neuroticism and Openness to Experience, and lower on Conscientiousness. There were no differences in Extraversion and Agreeableness. However, patients with bipolar disorder scored within one standard deviation of the mean on all high-order dimensions and lower-level traits, except for Depression.
NORDIC JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair, Stian Solem, Roger Hagen, Audun Havnen, Tor Erik Nysaeter, Odin Hjemdal
Summary: Patients with generalized anxiety disorder showed a personality profile with high neuroticism and lower extraversion and openness. Treatment led to significant reduction in neuroticism and increased extraversion and openness, with no significant changes in agreeableness and conscientiousness, but an increase in facets like actions and trust.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHOTHERAPY
(2021)
Article
Ethics
Jada Wiggleton-Little, Craig Callender
Summary: Autistic adults face a high and increasing unemployment rate, with many companies using pre-employment personality screening tests that likely disproportionately impact neurodivergent individuals, exacerbating the social problem. This situation presents a dilemma; while the tests harm a vulnerable group in society, employers believe that personality test scores can predict job performance and have the right to consider personality traits in hiring decisions. It is difficult to determine if these negative impacts constitute wrongful discrimination, but we argue that pre-employment personality tests unfairly exploit certain features of autism, necessitating regulatory measures.
KENNEDY INSTITUTE OF ETHICS JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Victor Israel Cervera-Solis, Manuel Alejandro Munoz Suarez, Jose Francisco Cortes Sotres, Jose Octavio Hernandez Lagunas, Adriana Diaz-Anzaldua
Summary: This study examined the relationship between attachment styles, personality traits, and genetic polymorphism. Insecure attachment styles were associated with higher expression of neuroticism and lower expression of extraversion, conscientiousness, and agreeableness. In individuals carrying the short allele, higher neuroticism and lower extraversion and conscientiousness were observed.
Article
Psychology
Elena Lisa, Milan Kohut
Summary: The study aimed to verify the psychometric properties of the Slovak translation of NEO-PI-R. The results showed that it has good reliability and construct validity. However, the study did not consider the educational level and mental health of the participants.
RICERCHE DI PSICOLOGIA
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Khatuna Martskvishvili, Maia Mestvirishvili, Nani Gholijashvili, Tatia Oniani, Aljoscha Neubauer
Summary: The study found that the Georgian translation of HEXACO-PI-R-GE replicated the six-factor structure with low intercorrelations, reaching recommended levels of internal consistency. The Georgian version also showed expected correlations with other inventories, demonstrating its validity as a measure of HEXACO personality traits in the Georgian language.
PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Gausiha Rathitharan, Jennifer Truong, Junchao Tong, Tina McCluskey, Jeffrey H. Meyer, Romina Mizrahi, Jerry Warsh, Pablo Rusjan, James L. Kennedy, Sylvain Houle, Stephen J. Kish, Isabelle Boileau
Summary: Research on the brains of chronic MA users suggests that while there is activation of microglial cells, there is no significant increase in microgliosis. This indicates that microglia may not be a substantial therapeutic target for MA addiction, despite their involvement in MA-seeking behavior.
Article
Psychiatry
Nathan J. Kolla, Isabelle Boileau, Karolina Karas, Jeremy J. Watts, Pablo Rusjan, Sylvain Houle, Romina Mizrahi
Summary: Individuals with ASPD have lower FAAH density in the amygdala, while FAAH expression in the cerebellum and striatum is inversely related to impulsivity. Cerebellar FAAH density is also negatively associated with assaultive aggression.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Marion Criaud, Jin-Hee Kim, Mateusz Zurowski, Nancy Lobaugh, Sofia Chavez, Sylvain Houle, Antonio P. Strafella
Summary: The study found that anxiety symptoms in Parkinson's disease patients are associated with over-activation of the amygdala and impaired inter-relationship among regions involved in behavior and motor control.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Talwinder Gill, Sarah E. Watling, J. Don Richardson, Tina McCluskey, Junchao Tong, Jeffrey H. Meyer, Jerry Warsh, Rakesh Jetly, Michael G. Hutchison, Shawn G. Rhind, Sylvain Houle, Neil Vasdev, Stephen J. Kish, Isabelle Boileau
Summary: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be associated with astrocyte pathology and a decrease in MAO-B levels. Preliminary results suggest a potential reduction in [C-11]SL25.1188 availability in PTSD patients, especially those with comorbid major depressive disorder (MDD). These findings are partly consistent with preclinical studies and recent PET observations, but further replication in a larger PTSD cohort is needed.
EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Rachel G. Zsido, Eoin N. Molloy, Elena Cesnaite, Gergana Zheleva, Nathalie Beinholzl, Ulrike Scharrer, Fabian A. Piecha, Ralf Regenthal, Arno Villringer, Vadim V. Nikulin, Julia Sacher
Summary: This study demonstrates the potential for the 1/f slope to predict individual cortical responsivity to SSRIs in the healthy human brain, thereby providing a wider understanding of the human brain.
HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anna Wikman, Julia Sacher, Marie Bixo, Angelica L. Hirschberg, Helena Kopp Kallner, C. Neill Epperson, Erika Comasco, Inger Sundstrom Poromaa
Summary: Current suicidal ideation was reported by nearly 40% of women with confirmed PMDD in the late luteal phase. Previous psychological treatment for PMDD and higher depressive symptoms in the late luteal phase were positively associated with current suicidal ideation, while higher self-rated health ratings were associated with lower odds ratios for current suicidal ideation.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Christoph Engel, Kerstin Wirkner, Samira Zeynalova, Ronny Baber, Hans Binder, Uta Ceglarek, Cornelia Enzenbach, Michael Fuchs, Andreas Hagendorff, Sylvia Henger, Andreas Hinz, Franziska G. Rauscher, Matthias Reusche, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, Susanne Roehr, Julia Sacher, Christian Sander, Matthias L. Schroeter, Attila Tarnok, Regina Treudler, Arno Villringer, Rolf Wachter, A. Veronica Witte, Joachim Thiery, Markus Scholz, Markus Loeffler
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Carolin A. Lewis, Ann-Christin S. Kimmig, Nils B. Kroemer, Shakoor Pooseh, Michael N. Smolka, Julia Sacher, Birgit Derntl
Summary: Fluctuating ovarian hormones have been shown to affect decision-making processes in women. However, women using oral contraceptives do not differ in value-based decision-making compared to the early follicular and periovulatory natural menstrual cycle phases.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Anna Vasilevskaya, Foad Taghdiri, Namita Multani, Miracle Ozzoude, Apameh Tarazi, Mozhgan Khodadadi, Richard Wennberg, Pablo Rusjan, Sylvain Houle, Robin Green, Brenda Colella, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Thomas Karikari, David Mikulis, Lili-Naz Hazrati, Gabor G. Kovacs, Karen Deborah Davis, Charles Tator, Maria Carmela Tartaglia
Summary: This study investigated the use of plasma pTau181 as a non-invasive measure to assess the risk of neurodegenerative diseases in retired athletes. The results showed that retired athletes had higher levels of plasma pTau181 and its levels were associated with abnormalities in certain brain regions. However, baseline pTau181 levels were not predictive of longitudinal changes in brain volumes or white-matter integrity in the athletes.
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Jeremy J. Watts, Elisa Guma, Sofia Chavez, Rachel F. Tyndale, Ruth A. Ross, Sylvain Houle, Alan A. Wilson, Mallar Chakravarty, Pablo M. Rusjan, Romina Mizrahi
Summary: Dysregulation of hippocampus neurotransmission and volume has been associated with psychiatric disorders, and anandamide and FAAH are related to normal hippocampus function.
NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Nathalie Beinhoelzl, Eoin N. Molloy, Rachel G. Zsido, Thalia Richter, Fabian A. Piecha, Gergana Zheleva, Ulrike Scharrer, Ralf Regenthal, Arno Villringer, Hadas Okon-Singer, Julia Sacher
Summary: Previous studies suggest that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) regulate emotional processing through early changes in attention. However, inconsistent findings have been reported. This study aimed to examine the effects of escitalopram on attentional-emotional interaction in healthy female participants who were using oral contraceptives (OCs). The results showed that one week of escitalopram administration did not modulate attention towards negative emotional distractors in this population.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Gesa Schaadt, Rachel G. Zsido, Arno Villringer, Hellmuth Obrig, Claudia Mannel, Julia Sacher
Summary: This longitudinal cohort study found that subclinical maternal postpartum depression is associated with infant speech perception trajectories. This finding lays the groundwork for future research on supporting caregivers with postpartum depressed mood to promote children's language development.
Article
Psychiatry
Sarah E. Watling, Samantha Jagasar, Tina McCluskey, Jerry Warsh, Shawn G. Rhind, Peter Truong, Sofia Chavez, Sylvain Houle, Junchao Tong, Stephen J. Kish, Isabelle Boileau
Summary: Preliminary data suggests that chronic methamphetamine (MA) use may cause oxidative stress and inflammation in the brain. This study aimed to investigate the levels of the antioxidant glutathione (GSH) in the brains of chronic MA users and explore the relationship between peripheral immunoinflammatory biomarkers and brain GSH concentrations. The results showed that GSH levels did not differ between MA users and healthy controls, but several immunoinflammatory biomarkers were significantly elevated in MA users and correlated with brain GSH levels.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Julia Sacher, A. Veronica Witte
Meeting Abstract
Neurosciences
Rachel Zsido, Angharad Williams, Claudia Barth, Bianca Serio, Luisa Kurth, Frauke Beyer, Veronica Witte, Arno Villringer, Julia Sacher
NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)