Objective:To study mental health status and personality of patients with cirrhosis,for examining the role of psychological factors in the genesis and development of the illness.Methods:Mental health status and personality of patients with cirrhosis were assessed by Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90)and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ).Results:Except for Interpersonal Sensitivity (IS) and Psychosis (P),factor scores of SCL were found to be significantly higher in patients with cirrhosis when compared to controls (P<0.01),especially for Somatization (S),Obsessive-Compulsion (OC),Anxiety (A) and Depression (D).Neuroticism score of EPQ in patients with cirrhosis were also significantly higher than that in controls (P<0.01).Conclusion:Mental health status of patients with cirrhosis was shown to be poor,as characterized by greater emotional distress and poorer regulatory control over environmental stress.The higher Neuroticism score of EPQ indicated higher levels of emotional instability and mental irritability among patients with cirrhosis,which should be addressed by appropriate psychological interventions for better clinical outcomes.

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