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P02-397 - Personality Profile Or Postraumatic Stress Disorder? Personality Characteristics In Women Victim Of Chronic Intimate Partner Violence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2020

A. Torres ,
L. Garcia-Esteve ,
P. Navarro ,
M.J. Tarragona ,
M.L. Imaz ,
F. Gutiérrez ,
C. Santos ,
C. Ascaso ,
R. Martin-Santos  and
S. Subirà
A. Torres
Affiliation:
Perinatal Psychiatry Program. Institute Clinic of Neuroscience, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
L. Garcia-Esteve
Affiliation:
Perinatal Psychiatry Program. Institute Clinic of Neuroscience, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
P. Navarro
Affiliation:
Regiduria de Promocio de la Dona, ‘Casa Galèria’, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
M.J. Tarragona
Affiliation:
Regiduria de Promocio de la Dona, ‘Casa Galèria’, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
M.L. Imaz
Affiliation:
Perinatal Psychiatry Program. Institute Clinic of Neuroscience, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
F. Gutiérrez
Affiliation:
Psychology, Insitute Clinic of Neuroscience. Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
C. Santos
Affiliation:
Perinatal Psychiatry Program. Institute Clinic of Neuroscience, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
C. Ascaso
Affiliation:
IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain Department of Public Health, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
R. Martin-Santos
Affiliation:
IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain Psychiatry, Institute Clinic of Neuroscience (ICN), Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Spain
S. Subirà
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

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Objective

To study whether there are personality characteristics that discriminate between IPV women and non-abused control women, taking into account the effect of emotional state (depressive symptoms).

Method

A total of 176 women victim of IPV and 193 non-abused control women were assessed with the Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology (DAPP-BQ; Livesley, 1990), the Beck Depression Inventory -II (BDI-II; Beck, 1996), and the Index of Spouse Abuse (ISA; Hudson & McIntosh, 1981). Women victim of IPV were recruited from Domestic Violence Centers, and non-abused control women were recruited from Primary Care Centers and Mental Health Services. A two way analysis of variance (IPV * Depression) were used for detecting differences in personality traits taking into account the effect of depression (BDI ≥ 17).

Results

After controlling for depression, IPV victims scored higher than control women in submissiveness (F=6.41; p=0.01), cognitive distortion (F=4.35; p=0.04), intimacy problems (F=27.02; p< 0.001), suspiciousness (F=5.02; p=0.03) and self-harm (F=4.93; p=0.03), and lower in rejection (F=14.66; p< 0.001).

Conclusions

IPV victims showed high submission, low hostility, intimacy problems, suspiciousness, tendency to depersonalization or derealization, and suicidal ideation and attempts, as a result of chronic abuse. Some of these aspects could be explained by the presence of PTSD, more than by pre-existing personality characteristics. Traumatic and chronic stress can alter functional aspects of the brain and lead to the development of dysfunctional cognitive and behavioral characteristics that may be considered in the psychotherapeutic approach.

Type
Women's mental health
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 25 , Issue S1: 18th European Congress of Psychiatry. February 27, March 2, 2010 - Munich, Germany , 2010 , 25-E1399
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2010
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