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Personality traits in LLPDD and normal controls during follicular and luteal menstrual-cycle phases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

B. L. Parry ,
C. L. Ehlers ,
N. Mostofi  and
E. Phillips
B. L. Parry*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego; Department of Neuropharmacology, Research Institute of the Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, USA
C. L. Ehlers
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego; Department of Neuropharmacology, Research Institute of the Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, USA
N. Mostofi
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego; Department of Neuropharmacology, Research Institute of the Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, USA
E. Phillips
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego; Department of Neuropharmacology, Research Institute of the Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, USA
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr Barbara L. Parry, Department of Psychiatry, UCSD, La Jolla, CA 92093–0804, USA.
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Synopsis

In 15 women with Late Luteal Phase Dysphoric Disorder (LLPDD) and in 15 normal control subjects, personality traits were assessed using the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) during follicular and luteal menstrual-cycle phases. Compared with controls, LLPDD subjects had less compulsive but more passive/aggressive and borderline/cycloid traits, and more depression and hypomania. Menstrual-cycle phase did not significantly affect personality variables in either group. In particular, depression and hypomania in LLPDD subjects suggests a relationship with affective disorders.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , January 1996 , pp. 197 - 202
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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