Dysfunctional personality beliefs and psychopathology in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy

Objectives. - To assess dysfunctional personality beliefs associated with specific personality disorders (PD), as well as psychopathological symptoms and psychological distress levels in central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) patients. Material and methods. - This cross-sectional study included acute and chronic CSC patients and age- and sex -matched healthy volunteers. Dysfunctional personality beliefs and psychopathological symptoms assessed with Personality Belief Questionnaire -Short Form and Symptom Check List -90 Revised (SCL-90-R), respectively, were compared between CSC patients and healthy volunteers and between acute and chronic CSC patients. Main results. - Of the 55 CSC patients included in the study analysis, 21 (38.2%) had acute and 34 (61.8%) chronic CSC. Avoidant PD (13.92 +/- 3.79 vs. 12.03 +/- 3.98, P = 0.012) and obsessivecompulsive PD (13.94 +/- 3.95 vs. 12.27 +/- 3.75, P = 0.025) scores on the PBQ-SF were significantly higher in CSC patients than in healthy volunteers. The PBQ-SF scores were similar between acute and chronic CSC patients. CSC patients scored significantly higher on the general severity index (GSI) and all symptom dimensions except phobic anxiety and psychoticism on the SCL-90R. In addition, scores for obsessive -compulsive, depression, interpersonal sensitivity, paranoid ideation, and GSI were significantly higher in acute than in chronic CSC patients.