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ABO blood groups in obsessional illness – state and trait
Author(s) -
McKeon J. P.,
McColl D.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1982.tb00822.x
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , neurosis , personality , psychology , trait , clinical psychology , big five personality traits , context (archaeology) , association (psychology) , psychiatry , neuroticism , population , medicine , psychotherapist , social psychology , biology , paleontology , environmental health , computer science , programming language
Evidence for an association between ABO blood groups and obsessive‐compulsive neurosis has been reported ( Rinieris et al. (1978)). Our study examines this hypothesis and the relationship between ABO phenotypes and personality traits in obsessive‐compulsive neurosis. ABO blood types in 70 patients with obsessive‐compulsive neurosis was determined and their distribution compared with that of a blood donor population. Premorbid personality was rated in 56 of the patient sample using a close relative as informant This study failed to show an association between ABO phenotypes and obsessive‐compulsive neurosis or premorbid personality traits. These results are discussed in the light of previous positive findings and in the context of the general criticisms of blood groupdisease association studies.