Basic types of personality predisposing to development of depression in post-infarction period

the aim of study was to investigate influence of basic personal types on the development of the depression in survivors after myocardial infarction. All patients were examined by Hamilton depression rating scale and divided on two groups with/without depression, after that they were underwent Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Most basic personal types increased risks of the depression in patients with the history of myocardial infarction were psychastenic, hypochondriac, constitution-depressive and paranoiac.