Abstract

espanolEl objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la relacion de los temperamentos afectivos y los rasgos de personalidad con los intentos de suicidio en pacientes que sufren depresion. Un total de 251 pacientes diagnosticados de trastorno depresivo recurrente o episodio de depresion mayor se dividio en dos grupos, uno con intentos de suicidio previos (n = 168) y otro sin estas tentativas (n = 83), a los que se aplico un cuestionario sociodemografico, TEMPS-A, y un cuestionario de personalidad, VP+2-70. En todos los temperamentos que no eran los hipertimicos las puntuaciones mas altas se dieron predominantemente en el grupo de pacientes con tentativas de suicidio previas. El modelo que incluye temperamentos afectivos y rasgos de personalidad clasifico adecuadamente al 72.5% de los casos. Solo el temperamento depresivo aparecio como predictor positivo significativo con valencia negativa cercana a la significacion estadistica. El diseno transversal limita nuestra capacidad para sacar conclusiones sobre la causalidad ademas de que no se controlo el estado afectivo actual de los pacientes. Sin embargo, los resultados destacan aun mas la importancia del temperamento afectivo como herramienta de deteccion del riesgo de suicidio en pacientes deprimidos. EnglishThe purpose of this study was to assess the relationship of affective temperaments and personality traits with suicide attempts in patients suffering from depression. A total of 251 patients diagnosed with recurrent depressive disorder or major depression episode were divided in groups with previous suicide attempts (n = 168) and without such attempts (n = 83) and given a sociodemographic questionnaire, TEMPS-A, and a personality questionnaire, VP+2-70. In all temperaments other than hyperthymic, higher scores were predominant in the group of patients with previous suicide attempts. The model including affective temperaments and personality traits successfully classified 72.5% of cases. Only depressive temperament was found to be a significant positive predictor with negative valence close to statistical significance. The cross-sectional design limits our ability to draw conclusions about causality and current affective status of the patients was not controlled for. However, our findings further prove the importance of affective temperament as a screening tool for suicide risk in depressed patients.

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