Temperament, character and decision-making characteristics of patients with major depressive disorder following a suicide attempt.
<h4>Background</h4>Multiple psychological factors of suicidal behaviour have been identified so far; however, little is known about state-dependent alterations and the interplay of the most prominent components in a suicidal crisis. Thus, the combined effect of particular personality cha...
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| author | Klára M Hegedűs Bernadett I Gál Andrea Szkaliczki Bálint Andó Zoltán Janka Péter Z Álmos |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Multiple psychological factors of suicidal behaviour have been identified so far; however, little is known about state-dependent alterations and the interplay of the most prominent components in a suicidal crisis. Thus, the combined effect of particular personality characteristics and decision-making performance was observed within individuals who recently attempted suicide during a major depressive episode.<h4>Methods</h4>Fifty-nine medication-free major depressed patients with a recent suicide attempt (within 72 h) and forty-five healthy control individuals were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Temperament and character factors, impulsivity and decision-making performance were assessed. Statistical analyses aimed to explore between-group differences and the most powerful contributors to suicidal behaviour during a depressive episode.<h4>Results</h4>Decision-making and personality differences (i.e. impulsivity, harm avoidance, self-directedness, cooperativeness and transcendence) were observed between the patient and the control group. Among these variables, decision-making, harm avoidance and self-directedness were shown to have the strongest impact on a recent suicide attempt of individuals with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder according to the results of the binary logistic regression analysis. The model was significant, adequately fitted the data and correctly classified 79.8% of the cases.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The relevance of deficient decision-making, high harm avoidance and low self-directedness was modelled in the case of major depressed participants with a recent suicide attempt; meaning that these individuals can be described with the myopia for future consequences, a pessimistic, anxious temperament; and a character component resulting in the experience of aimlessness and helplessness. Further studies that use a within-subject design should identify and confirm additional characteristics specific to the suicidal mind. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a212ce4a80b4ce3ade0049458ababc12022-12-21T18:44:05ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-01165e025193510.1371/journal.pone.0251935Temperament, character and decision-making characteristics of patients with major depressive disorder following a suicide attempt.Klára M HegedűsBernadett I GálAndrea SzkaliczkiBálint AndóZoltán JankaPéter Z Álmos<h4>Background</h4>Multiple psychological factors of suicidal behaviour have been identified so far; however, little is known about state-dependent alterations and the interplay of the most prominent components in a suicidal crisis. Thus, the combined effect of particular personality characteristics and decision-making performance was observed within individuals who recently attempted suicide during a major depressive episode.<h4>Methods</h4>Fifty-nine medication-free major depressed patients with a recent suicide attempt (within 72 h) and forty-five healthy control individuals were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Temperament and character factors, impulsivity and decision-making performance were assessed. Statistical analyses aimed to explore between-group differences and the most powerful contributors to suicidal behaviour during a depressive episode.<h4>Results</h4>Decision-making and personality differences (i.e. impulsivity, harm avoidance, self-directedness, cooperativeness and transcendence) were observed between the patient and the control group. Among these variables, decision-making, harm avoidance and self-directedness were shown to have the strongest impact on a recent suicide attempt of individuals with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder according to the results of the binary logistic regression analysis. The model was significant, adequately fitted the data and correctly classified 79.8% of the cases.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The relevance of deficient decision-making, high harm avoidance and low self-directedness was modelled in the case of major depressed participants with a recent suicide attempt; meaning that these individuals can be described with the myopia for future consequences, a pessimistic, anxious temperament; and a character component resulting in the experience of aimlessness and helplessness. Further studies that use a within-subject design should identify and confirm additional characteristics specific to the suicidal mind.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251935 |
| spellingShingle | Klára M Hegedűs Bernadett I Gál Andrea Szkaliczki Bálint Andó Zoltán Janka Péter Z Álmos Temperament, character and decision-making characteristics of patients with major depressive disorder following a suicide attempt. PLoS ONE |
| title | Temperament, character and decision-making characteristics of patients with major depressive disorder following a suicide attempt. |
| title_full | Temperament, character and decision-making characteristics of patients with major depressive disorder following a suicide attempt. |
| title_fullStr | Temperament, character and decision-making characteristics of patients with major depressive disorder following a suicide attempt. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Temperament, character and decision-making characteristics of patients with major depressive disorder following a suicide attempt. |
| title_short | Temperament, character and decision-making characteristics of patients with major depressive disorder following a suicide attempt. |
| title_sort | temperament character and decision making characteristics of patients with major depressive disorder following a suicide attempt |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251935 |
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