Restless Legs Syndrome and the five-factor model of personality: results from a community sample.

作者信息

Kalaydjian A, Bienvenu O J, Hening W A, Allen R P, Eaton W W, Lee H B

机构信息

Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.

出版信息

Sleep Med. 2009 Jun;10(6):672-5. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2008.07.004. Epub 2008 Nov 8.

OBJECTIVE

To examine personality characteristics as potential mediators of the association between Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) and psychiatric disorders.

METHOD

Revised NEO Personality Inventory traits are compared in respondents with (n=42) versus without (n=982) a diagnosis of RLS in a general population sample.

RESULTS

RLS was associated with higher neuroticism after adjusting for potential confounders, including current psychopathology. Further analysis showed that the association between RLS and neuroticism contributes to, but does not fully explain, the relationship between RLS and either panic disorder or major depression.

CONCLUSIONS

Neuroticism may mediate part of the relationship between RLS and depression or panic, but the mechanisms of these associations need further exploration.