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Personality traits and mental health treatment utilization
Author(s) -
Hopwood Christopher J.,
Quigley Brian D.,
Grilo Carlos M.,
Sanislow Charles A.,
McGlashan Thomas H.,
Yen Shirley,
Shea M. Tracie,
Zanarini Mary C.,
Gunderson John G.,
Skodol Andrew E.,
Markowitz John C.,
Morey Leslie C.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
personality and mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1932-863X
pISSN - 1932-8621
DOI - 10.1002/pmh.51
Subject(s) - neuroticism , psychosocial , psychology , treatment modality , personality , clinical psychology , big five personality traits , modalities , mental health , association (psychology) , psychiatry , psychotherapist , medicine , social psychology , social science , surgery , sociology
Recent theory and research suggest a relation between five‐factor model personality traits and mental health treatment utilization, even after controlling for psychiatric disorders and global functioning. The current report further tests this hypothesis in a large clinical sample, using a wider array of treatment modalities than has been previously studied. Overall, results were limited and inconsistent. Although neuroticism was related to utilization across treatment modalities, many of these relationships resulted from its association with psychiatric diagnoses. Other traits showed limited and inconsistent relations to the use of psychosocial and psychiatric treatments. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.