Correlation between mental health and impulsive personality in hyperthyroidism patients

ObjectiveTo assess the level of mental health and impulsive personality among hyperthyroidism patients and to explore the role of mental health and impulsive personality in the pathogenesis of hyperthyroidism.MethodsSymptom Checklist-90(SCL-90)and impulsive personality scale were used to measure 217 patients with hyperthyroidism.ResultsThe self-rating score of somatization(1.59±0.56),interpersonal sensitivity(1.37±0.46),anxiety (1.50±0.56),and horror(1.34±0.48)of the hyperthroiclism patients were significantly higher than those of the norm,with significant differences(P<0.01 for all).Somatic impulse was positively correlated with coercion,interpersonal sensitivity,depression,anxiety,hostility,horror,paranoid,and psychosis(P<0.01 or P<0.05).Cognitive behavior impulse was positively correlated with coercion,depression,hostility,paranoid,psychosis,somatization,anxiety,and horror(P<0.01 or P<0.05)and was not correlated with interpersonal sensitivity.Planned impulse had no correlation with somatization,coercion,interpersonal sensitivity,depression,anxiety,hostility,horror,paranoid,and psychosis.ConclusionHyperthyroidism patients had poor mental health and impulsive personality characteristics was related to the incidence of hyperthyroidism.