The relationship of personality disorders and persistent post concussive syndrome in mild head injury

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dc.contributor.authorAlyman, Cheryl Ann
dc.contributor.supervisorJoschko, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-05T21:26:35Z
dc.date.available2017-06-05T21:26:35Z
dc.date.copyright1998en_US
dc.date.issued2017-06-05
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_US
dc.degree.levelDoctor of Philosophy Ph.D.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/8229
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectPersonality disorderen_US
dc.subjectBrain damageen_US
dc.titleThe relationship of personality disorders and persistent post concussive syndrome in mild head injuryen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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