Objective:To study the personality, lonelin ess and family factors of depressive patients. Methods:51 depressive patients and 52 controls were assessed with Beck Depression Inventory, UCLA Loneliness Scale, Cattell-16PF and Family Environment Scale. Results:The scores of depression group in L,O,Q4 of 16PF were obvi ously higher than those of the controls, whereas the scores in C,G,N,Q3 of 16PF were lower. On the Familiy Environment scale, the score on Conflict in family of depression group was significantly higher, whereas the scores on Cohesion, Exp ressiveness, Achievement Orientation, Intellectual-Cultural Orientation, Active- Recreational Orientation, Moral-Religious Emphasis and Organization were signifi cantly lower. In the depression group, the scores in BDI and UCLA were obviously higher than those of the control group. Conclusion:Depre ssion was related to personality characteristics. The living quality of depresse d family is lower than that in the control group.
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