The relationship of personality disorders and persistent post concussive syndrome
(PPCS) in mild head injury was investigated. Personality disorders were measured
with the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II (MCM-II). Mild head injury referrals
were compared to a moderate head injury group, (n=46), and to a non-head injured
neurological control group, (n=93). There was little evidence to suggest that the mild
traumatic brain injury (TBI) group had more personality disorders than either of the
two comparison groups. The mild TBI group did endorse more passive-aggressive,
aggressive-sadistic, self-defeating and borderline personality traits; however, the
overall scores were below ranges which indicate a personality disorder. The
relationship between personality disorders (the MCMl-Il) and emotional status, as
measured by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) was also
examined. Neither maladaptive personality characteristics or psychological distress
were related to performance on neuropsychological tests. The results are discussed
within the context of physiological and psychological determinants of the PPCS. / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uvic.ca/oai:dspace.library.uvic.ca:1828/8229 |
| Date | 05 June 2017 |
| Creators | Alyman, Cheryl Ann |
| Contributors | Joschko, Michael |
| Source Sets | University of Victoria |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | Available to the World Wide Web |
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