PERSONALITY-TRAITS IN SUBJECTS WITH BIPOLAR-I-DISORDER IN REMISSION

This study compared the personality traits of subjects with bipolar I disorder in remission to the personality traits of subjects with no hi story of any mental illness. Subjects were assessed as part of a prosp ective, multicenter, naturalistic study of mood disorders, Diagnoses w ere rendered according to Research Diagnostic Criteria, through use of the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia - Lifetime Ver sion. A total of 30 euthymic bipolar I subjects were compared to 974 n ever-ill subjects on 17 personality scales selected for their relevanc e to mood disorders. The subjects with bipolar I disorder in remission had more aberrant scores on 6 of the 17 personality measures, includi ng Emotional Stability, Objectivity, Neuroticism, Ego Resiliency, Ego Control, and Hysterical Factor. These findings indicate that patients with bipolar I disorder in remission have personality traits that diff er from those of normal controls.