The rheumatoid arthritic personality: A psychodiagnostic myth
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TL;DR
A preliminary comparison of psychological test scores of a group of rheumatoid arthritis patients with scores of patients with other chronic illnesses fails to support this contention, but suggests that there may be a “chronic disease personality.”
Abstract
Some investigators view patients with rheumatoid arthritis as sharing a distinct personality pattern, characterized by repressed hostility and self-punishment. A preliminary comparison of psychological test scores of a group of rheumatoid arthritis patients with scores of patients with other chronic illnesses fails to support this contention, but suggests that there may be a "chronic disease personality."