Personality traits in women with multiple sclerosis: Discrepancy in patient/partner report and disease course

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-154

  Benedict, Ralph H B ^a,b   Wahlig, Elizabeth L ^c   Topciu, Raluca A ^d   Englert, Jessica ^a,b   Schwartz, Eben ^a,b   Chapman, Ben ^d   Weinstock Guttman, Bianca ^a,b   Duberstein, Paul R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b JACOBS NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Veterans Administration Western New York Healthcare System   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Five factor model; Multiple sclerosis; Neurologic disease; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 58149503957     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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