Comparison of mental disorders between stroke patients and healthy people in Karaj

Abstract

Background and aim. In stroke, one of the most debilitating chronic diseases, various degrees of cognitive impairment and non-vascular neuropathology may occur. This study was done with the aim of comparing the mental disorders in stroke patients and healthy people in Karaj, Iran. Methods. This cross-sectional study was carried on 60 people in Karaj, in which sample group consists of 30 stroke patients who were receiving rehabilitation and medication and in Ghaem, Sarollah hospitals and in Mehrshahr rehabilitation and occupational therapy centers, and 30 healthy residents. People were selected using the purposeful sampling method. The instruments were the reconstructed Minnesota Multidimensional Personality Inventory Form 2 and Millon Clinical Multi-Axis questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 22 and independent samples t-test. Results. The components of personality traits in stroke reference include internal aggression, irresponsibility and introversion, which significantly increased compared to the healthy group. The components of clinical syndromes in stroke patients such as mania, anxiety, alcoholism, drug dependency and PTSD also increased in comparison with the healthy group. Moreover, the components of clinical personality patterns including the levels of schizoid, avoidance, depression, pessimism, sadism were meaningfully increased in the stroke group compared to the healthy group. Conclusion. The results showed that personality trauma and clinical disorders were more common in stroke patients than in healthy group. Therefore, necessary measures should be taken in order to reduce mental disorders in stroke patients.