Balottin Laura, Selvini Claudia, Luoni Chiara, Mannarini Stefania, Chiappedi Matteo, Seri Stefano, Termine Cristiano, Cavanna Andrea E
Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
J Child Neurol. 2016 Mar;31(3):294-9. doi: 10.1177/0883073815589762. Epub 2015 Jun 15.
Tourette syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by multiple tics and commonly associated with behavioral problems, especially obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The presence of specific personality traits has been documented in adult clinical populations with Tourette syndrome but has been underresearched in younger patients. We assessed the personality profiles of 17 male adolescents with Tourette syndrome and 51 age- and gender-matched healthy controls using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent version, along with a standardized psychometric battery. All participants scored within the normal range across all Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent version scales. Patients with Tourette syndrome scored significantly higher than healthy controls on the Obsessiveness Content Scale only (P = .046). Our findings indicate that younger male patients with Tourette syndrome do not report abnormal personality traits and have similar personality profiles to healthy peers, with the exception of obsessionality traits, which are likely to be related to the presence of comorbid obsessive compulsive symptoms rather than tics.
抽动秽语综合征是一种神经发育障碍，其特征为多种抽动，并通常伴有行为问题，尤其是强迫症和注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）。在患有抽动秽语综合征的成年临床人群中已记录到特定人格特质的存在，但在较年轻患者中对此研究不足。我们使用明尼苏达多相人格调查表青少年版以及一套标准化心理测量量表，评估了17名患有抽动秽语综合征的男性青少年和51名年龄及性别匹配的健康对照者的人格特征。所有参与者在明尼苏达多相人格调查表青少年版的所有量表上得分均在正常范围内。仅在强迫观念内容量表上，抽动秽语综合征患者的得分显著高于健康对照者（P = 0.046）。我们的研究结果表明，患有抽动秽语综合征的较年轻男性患者并未报告异常人格特质，且与健康同龄人具有相似的人格特征，但强迫观念特质除外，这些特质可能与共病的强迫症状有关，而非与抽动有关。
