ArticleJournal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea)2014
Evaluation of temperament and character features as risk factors for depressive symptoms in patients with restless legs syndrome.
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- Prevalence and correlates of restless leg syndrome in psychiatric outpatients in Lebanon.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Alexithymia, Anger, Sensitivity to Mild Bodily Sensations and Personality Characteristics of Restless Legs Syndrome Patients: A Case-control Study.Turk psikiyatri dergisi = Turkish journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Incident mental health episodes after initiation of gabapentinoids vs. dopamine agonists for early-onset idiopathic restless legs syndrome.Psychiatry research · 2023Article
- Evaluation of emotional dysregulation in patients with restless legs syndrome.Sleep and biological rhythms · 2023Article
- Association of Depression With Susceptibility and Adaptation to Seasickness in the Military Seafarers.Journal of Korean medical science · 2022Article
- Evaluation of affective temperament profile and levels of depressive symptoms and anxiety in patients with restless legs syndrome.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2022Article
- Association of Restless Legs Syndrome With Risk of Suicide and Self-harm.JAMA network open · 2019Article
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- The Effect of the Cool Dialysate on the Restless Leg Syndrome in Hemodialysis Patients: Randomized Triple-Blind Clinical Trial.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
background and purposeRestless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common sleep-related movement disorder that is frequently associated with psychological disturbances. Personality traits are of considerable importance with respect to coping with chronic illness and disease vulnerability. This study assessed the temperament and character traits of RLS patients using an approach that involves the psychobiological model of personality.
methodsThe personality features of 65 newly diagnosed and untreated RLS patients with no neurological or psychiatric diseases and 109 healthy controls were determined using the Temperament and Character Inventory and compared using covariance analyses. The International RLS Study Group Severity Scale was used to assess the severity of the RLS symptoms, and the Beck Depression Inventory was used to assess the presence and severity of depressive symptoms.
resultsRLS patients scored significantly higher than healthy controls on the temperament dimension of harm avoidance (HA, p=0.02) and significantly lower on self-directedness (SD, p=0.001). No significant difference was observed in terms of the temperament dimension of novelty seeking (p=0.435). HA scores were significantly correlated with the BDI score but not with the RLS severity or duration.
conclusionsHigh HA and low SD scores are the main characterizing personality features of RLS patients. These personality dimensions may be among the factors predisposing patients to development of the depressive symptoms that are frequently associated with RLS.
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