Correlation of platelet MAO activity with introversion: A study on a German rural population

Demisch, L.; Georgi, Klaus; Patzke, Burkhardt; Demisch, K.; Bochnik, Hans J.

doi:10.1016/0165-1781(82)90020-8

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“…Decreased platelet MAO activity has been described in association with personality characteristics such as sensation seeking [Demisch et al, 1982;Donnelly et al, 1979;Fowler et al, 1980;von Knorring et al, 1984], impulsivity [Perris et al, 1980;Schalling et al, 1987], and suicidality [Buchsbaum et al, 1977;Gottfries et al, 1980], and perceptual distortion in nonpsychotic subjects [Yehuda et al, 1987]. An examination of platelet MAO activity in BPD subjects could show whether they shared a biological feature characteristic of MDD or of subjects with borderline-like personality traits.…”

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Relationship between depression and borderline personality disorder

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Relationship between depression and borderline personality disorder

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“…It has been suggested that both extraversion and sensation seeking have a biological basis (Eysenck, 1967;Zuckerman, 1969Zuckerman, , 1979. In a series of studies, relationships have been found between sensation seeking and low platelet monoamine oxidase activity (MAO; EC 1.4.3.4) (Murphy et al 1977;Schooler et al 1978;Fowler et al 1980), as well as with extraversion in men, using a German inventory (Demisch et al 1982). In the same way, low platelet MAO activity has been related to impulsivity and the avoidance of monotony, personality traits closely related to extraversion and sensation seeking (Perris et al 1980;Schalling & Asberg, 1981).…”

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Personality traits and platelet monoamine oxidase in tobacco smokers

Knorring

Oreland

1985

Psychol. Med.

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SynopsisA study was made of the smoking habits of an unselected series of 1129 18-year-old men from the general population. Their smoking habits were related to personality traits, intellectual level and platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO). Regular smokers were found to be extraverts, sensation seekers who were easily bored and with a strong tendency to avoid monotony. They also had a lower than average intellectual level, and were more prone to the abuse of alcohol, glue, cannabis, amphetamine and morphine. Furthermore, they had a low platelet MAO.The results are discussed in relation to the pharmacological reasons for smoking and favour the hypothesis that tobacco smoking is related to arousal-seeking behaviour. Ex-smokers had personality traits, intellectual levels and platelet MAO of the same magnitude as non-smokers: this may be the reason why they were able to give up smoking.

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“…One factor of general psychopathology was identified, for which an interaction between sex and platelet MAO activity was found; low-MAO male and high-MAO female subjects scoring higher in the Psycho pathology factor. In a study on a rural community sam ple, a significant negative correlation between platelet MAO activity and Extraversión was obtained for male subjects only [Demisch et al, 1982], while Schooler et al [1978] for a college sample reported significant negative correlations with the General Sensation Seeking scale in both male and female subjects.…”

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Personality Correlates of Platelet Monoamine Oxidase (MAO) Activity in Female and Male Subjects

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Neuropsychobiology

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Associations between platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity and scale scores from the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, the Impulsiveness-Venturesomeness-Empathy inventory and the Karolinska Scales of Personality were studied in 32 female and 29 male students (age range 17–19 years). There were significant negative correlations between MAO activity and extra version-related scales for male subjects; in the female group the correlations were also negative but nonsignificant. When comparing subgroups with low, intermediate, and high platelet MAO activity subjects, consistent trends were observed in the direction of higher scores in the impulsivity scales, the sensation seeking-related Monotony avoidance scale, and the Indirect Aggression scale for both female and male low MAO activity groups

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Correlation of platelet MAO activity with introversion: A study on a German rural population

Cited by 51 publications

References 18 publications

Relationship between depression and borderline personality disorder

Relationship between depression and borderline personality disorder

Personality traits and platelet monoamine oxidase in tobacco smokers

Personality Correlates of Platelet Monoamine Oxidase (MAO) Activity in Female and Male Subjects

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