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MEDICINA-LITHUANIA
Volume 57, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/medicina57060628
Keywords
central serous chorioretinopathy; personality; temperament; character; psychiatry
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This study aimed to investigate the relationship between personality disorders and central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) patients, finding that CSC patients exhibit high levels of aggressiveness and anxiety traits along with low sociability. The authors proposed a disease model where stress exacerbates prior specific traits, suggesting that maladaptive personality traits might play a crucial role in the manifestation and progression of the disease.
Background and Objectives: to investigate the current state of art in the study of personality disorders in central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), also taking into account the dimensional approach. Materials and Methods: this systematic review was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. We included articles written in English or Italian, published in peer reviewed journals from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2020. Results: after the screening, 10 studies were included. The results suggest that CSC patients are not characterized by the prevalence of a formal personality disorder, but they are better explained by typical personality traits that may alter their relationship with others. CSC patients seems to be characterized by high levels of aggressiveness and anxiety traits along with low sociability. We propose a model of disease where stress exacerbates prior specific traits in a vicious circle where some traits might be involved in disease progression and manifestation. Conclusions: maladaptive personality traits might be an essential feature of the disease and may represent a possible link between psychiatric symptoms, such as insomnia, anxiety, and depression, and endocrinological patterns. Further research should use a specific assessment scale evaluating both the level of interpersonal functioning and specific maladaptive traits.
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