Millon´s Personality model and ischemic cardiovascular acute episodes: profiles of risk in a decision tree.

RICHARD'S, MARÍA MARTA

Departamento de Metodología de las Ciencias del Comportamiento de la Facultad de Psicología, de la Universidad de Barcelona, España.

Simposio; Seminario del Departamento de Metodología de las Ciencias del Comportamiento de la Facultad de Psicología, Grupo de Investigación ?Interacción y adaptación en sistemas multi-agentes?,; 2007

Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Barcelona, España.

ABSTRACT. Detection of people at risk enables development of specific psychological interventions for patient populations. The main purpose of this study consisted in finding statistical associations between personality characteristics ? traits and disorders- and ischemic cardiovascular acute episodes. Following Theodore Millon?s personality model, we use data mining procedures to identify association patterns between personality scales and clinical and control groups. Statistical analysis was founded on data from a sample of 313 women and men, 31 to 80 years old. Participants were divided into two groups: a clinical group of 143 in-patients who suffered from acute episodes of ischemia, and a control group of 170 from a normal population. The results of our research show four personality profiles associated to risk of ischemic cardiovsscular acute episodes, allowing clinical psychologists to carry out tailored interventions for people at risk.Detection of people at risk enables development of specific psychological interventions for patient populations. The main purpose of this study consisted in finding statistical associations between personality characteristics ? traits and disorders- and ischemic cardiovascular acute episodes. Following Theodore Millon?s personality model, we use data mining procedures to identify association patterns between personality scales and clinical and control groups. Statistical analysis was founded on data from a sample of 313 women and men, 31 to 80 years old. Participants were divided into two groups: a clinical group of 143 in-patients who suffered from acute episodes of ischemia, and a control group of 170 from a normal population. The results of our research show four personality profiles associated to risk of ischemic cardiovsscular acute episodes, allowing clinical psychologists to carry out tailored interventions for people at risk.