Asik, MehmetAltinbas, KursatEroglu, MustafaKaraahmet, ElifErbag, GokhanErtekin, HulyaSen, Hacer2025-01-272025-01-2720150165-03271573-2517https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2015.06.043https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/25952Background: Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are reported to experience depressive episodes at a higher rate than healthy controls (HC). Affective temperament features are psychiatric markers that may help to predict and identify vulnerability to depression in women with PCOS. Our aim was to evaluate the affective temperaments of women with PCOS and to investigate the association with depression and anxiety levels and laboratory variables in comparison with HC. Methods: The study included 71 women with PCOS and 50 HC. Hormonal evaluations were performed for women with PCOS. Physical examination, clinical history, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (DADS) and TEMPS -A were performed for all subjecLs. Differences between groups were evaluated using Student's [-tests and Mann Whitney U tests. Correlations and logistic regression tests were performed. Results: All temperament subtype scores, except hyperthyrnic, and DADS anxiety, depression, and total scores were significantly higher in patients with PCOS compared to HC. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between EMI and irritable temperament, and insulin and DADS depression scores in patients with PCOS. Additionally, hirsutism score and menstrual irregularity were correlated with DADS depression, anxiety and total scores in PCOS patients. In logistic regression analysis, depression was not affected by PCOS, hirsutism score or menstrual irregularity. However, DADS anxiety score was associated with hirsutism score. Conclusions: Our study is the first to evaluate the affective temperament features of women with PCOS. Consequently, establishing affective temperament properties for women with PCOS may help clinicians predict those patients with PCOS who are at risk for depressive and anxiety disorders. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessPolycystic ovary syndromePCOSAnxietyDepressionAffective temperamentHirsutismArticle18521421810.1016/j.jad.2015.06.043Q1WOS:0003597254000312-s2.0-8493832293326241866Q1