Key result
Personality neuroticism, but not extroversion, is linked to greater depression severity two months post-stroke.
Why the study?
The association of personality neuroticism or extroversion traits with post-stroke depression was unclear.
Are personality neuroticism or extroversion traits associated with post-stroke depression in stroke inpatients?
Observational (n=94)
Are personality neuroticism or extroversion traits associated with post-stroke depression in stroke inpatients?
Personality neuroticism may be a risk factor for developing depression following a stroke.
Neuroticism may flag post-stroke depression risk in inpatients; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before any screening role.
AIM: The aim of this study was to determine whether personality neuroticism or extroversion traits are associated with post-stroke depression. METHOD: Ninety-four stroke inpatients undergoing rehabilitation were examined two months post-stroke for the presence and severity of depression and a retrospective assessment was made of life-time neuroticism and extroversion. RESULTS: Depressed patients (N = 35) had higher neuroticism scores than non-depressed patients. Neuroticism was correlated positively with depressive symptomatology. Extroversion was not associated with depression diagnosis or depressive symptomatology. CONCLUSION: We conclude that personality neuroticism may be a risk factor for depression following stroke.
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Morris et al. (1995) conducted an observational in Post-stroke depression (n=94). Personality neuroticism was evaluated on Presence and severity of depression. Personality neuroticism, but not extroversion, was positively correlated with depressive symptomatology and higher in depressed patients two months post-stroke.