Evaluation of Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research (DCPR) and Type D personality in a psychiatric inpatient clinic

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare psychotic and non-psychotic patients in psychiatry service in terms of Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research (DCPR) syndromes and Type D personality, and to determine the relationship between disease severity and DCPR syndromes and Type D personality. Materials and Methods: The study included 200 adult patients hospitalized in Gazi University Faculty of Medicine Psychiatry Service. The patients were grouped as p sychotic (n: 98) and non-p sychotic (n: 102). Semi-structured clinical interview was applied to the participants for Sociodemographic Data Form, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale(BPRS), Type D personality scale and DCPR Syndromes. Results: Fear of Death and Chronic Somatization syndromes were found to be significantly higher in the non-psychotic group. When the subcomponents constituting the Type D personality were evaluated separately among the groups, it was observed that the Negative Affect scores were significantly higher in those without psychotic disorder. A significant relationship was found between BPRS scores and Fear of Death, Functional Somatic Symptoms Secondary to Psychiatric Disorder, Demoralization, and the presence of Type D personality in patients with psychotic disorders. Conclusion: Patients evaluated with DCPR had more diagnoses of different DCPR syndromes depending on whether they were psychotic or not. DCPR syndromes may be a predictor of the severity of the disease in those with psychotic disorders.

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This study aimed to compare psychotic and non-psychotic patients in terms of DCPR syndromes and Type D personality, finding higher levels of Fear of Death and Chronic Somatization syndromes in the non-psychotic group. Additionally, Negative Affect scores were significantly higher in those without psychotic disorder, and a significant relationship was found between BPRS scores, Fear of Death, Functional Somatic Symptoms, Demoralization, and Type D personality in patients with psychotic disorders.