Temperament and Character Patterns of Patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
- Author:
Won Seok JANG
1
;
Sungdo D HONG
;
Yoosook JOUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yschoung@smc.samsung.co.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Temperament;
ADHD;
JTCI
- MeSH:
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity*;
Diagnosis;
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders;
Humans;
Male;
Parents;
Reward;
Temperament*
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2006;45(1):77-82
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to compare temperament/character patterns of patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders with normal controls. METHODS: The Junior Temperament and Character Inventory was given to a clinical sample of one hundred-four patients with ADHD (all male, mean age 10.46+/-1.45) and their parents. The diagnoses were done using DSM-IV criteria. Fifty ones of the patients with ADHD were confirmed by K-SADS-PL-K. One hundred forty four normal controls (all male, mean age 13.26+/-0.26) and their parents were enrolled to compare temperament and character patterns with ADHD patients. RESULTS: Novelty seeking was significantly higher in parental JTCI of patients with ADHD. Reward dependence, persistence, self directedness, cooperativeness and self transcendence (ST23) were significantly lower in both self and parental JTCI of patients with ADHD. Using K-SADS-PL-K, ADHD patients were divided into three groups with their ADHD subtype (combined type: 32, inattentive type: 11, NOS type: 7). Self transcendence (ST23) in self JTCI was significantly lower in ADHD patients of the inattentive type than those of the combined type. CONCLUSION: The temperament and character patterns of ADHD patients were different from those of normal controls. Novelty seeking was significantly higher in the ADHD patients. Reward dependence, persistence, self directedness, cooperativeness, self transcendence (ST23) were significantly lower in the ADHD patients.
