Psychological Study of the Personality Structure in Individuals With Neurotic and Neurosis-Like Disorders: A Systematic Review

The shift from categorical to dimensional diagnosis in neurotic disorders emphasises the importance of studying personality in individuals with these conditions. The emergence of a generalised neurotic syndrome highlights the need for personality structure assessment and trait evaluation. The purpose of the study is to explore specific personality traits that require special attention in neurotic spectrum disorders and focus on the methods and instruments for measuring these traits. The primary approach utilised to address this issue entails conducting a comprehensive review and analysis of 40 recent works of literature pertaining to the personality structure of individuals coping with neurotic disorders. The article provides an overview of 21 studies published over the past 5 years and provides guidance, methods, and/or tools for measuring personality traits in neurotic spectrum diseases. The analysis of the studies allowed summarising current views on these disorders, including their causes, risk factors, and consequences, and identifying approaches to their psychodiagnosis and psychometrics within the context of the dimensional model of diagnosing mental disorders. It also proved that, considering the detrimental consequences of neurotic spectrum disorders, investigating the personality structure of patients suffering from these disorders can have substantial value not only in terms of diagnosing each individual patient but also in the broader context of public health. The materials of the article are of practical value for the diagnosis of neurotic and neurosis-like disorders, associated comorbidities, their treatment, and prevention.