The incidence of personality disorders among substance dependents and non-addicted psychiatric clients

Resistance against treatment, severity of symptoms and relapse to substance addiction can be resulted from low attention and sometimes inattention to existence of personality disorders in substance dependent individuals in rehabilitation clinics. In order to study and compare the incidence of person...

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Main Authors: Zadeh, Majid Darvishi, Damavandi, Alireza Jilardi
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010
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description Resistance against treatment, severity of symptoms and relapse to substance addiction can be resulted from low attention and sometimes inattention to existence of personality disorders in substance dependent individuals in rehabilitation clinics. In order to study and compare the incidence of personality disorders in substance dependents and non-addicted psychiatric clients, Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) II was administered on 75 substance dependent males and 75 non-addicted psychiatric male clients. Age, gender, education level were controlled in both group of Clients.Findings show that the rate of personality disorder prevalence in substance dependent individuals was 45.3% in compare with 25.3% for the non addicted clients. Results of t-tests analyses indicate that the prevalence rate of personality disorders (specifically, borderline and anti-social personality disorders) in substance dependent individuals is significantly higher than this ratio in non-addicted psychiatric clients. Meanwhile, there was no significant difference between the two groups in narcissistic personality disorder. In conclusion, this study highlighted the importance of paying attention to personality disorders and their related treatments along with other approaches in treatment process of substance dependent individuals. Other implications are discussed.
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spelling upm-480992016-08-04T08:48:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48099/ The incidence of personality disorders among substance dependents and non-addicted psychiatric clients Zadeh, Majid Darvishi Damavandi, Alireza Jilardi Resistance against treatment, severity of symptoms and relapse to substance addiction can be resulted from low attention and sometimes inattention to existence of personality disorders in substance dependent individuals in rehabilitation clinics. In order to study and compare the incidence of personality disorders in substance dependents and non-addicted psychiatric clients, Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) II was administered on 75 substance dependent males and 75 non-addicted psychiatric male clients. Age, gender, education level were controlled in both group of Clients.Findings show that the rate of personality disorder prevalence in substance dependent individuals was 45.3% in compare with 25.3% for the non addicted clients. Results of t-tests analyses indicate that the prevalence rate of personality disorders (specifically, borderline and anti-social personality disorders) in substance dependent individuals is significantly higher than this ratio in non-addicted psychiatric clients. Meanwhile, there was no significant difference between the two groups in narcissistic personality disorder. In conclusion, this study highlighted the importance of paying attention to personality disorders and their related treatments along with other approaches in treatment process of substance dependent individuals. Other implications are discussed. Elsevier 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48099/1/48099.pdf Zadeh, Majid Darvishi and Damavandi, Alireza Jilardi (2010) The incidence of personality disorders among substance dependents and non-addicted psychiatric clients. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 5. pp. 781-784. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042810015582 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.07.184
spellingShingle Zadeh, Majid Darvishi
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title The incidence of personality disorders among substance dependents and non-addicted psychiatric clients
title_full The incidence of personality disorders among substance dependents and non-addicted psychiatric clients
title_fullStr The incidence of personality disorders among substance dependents and non-addicted psychiatric clients
title_full_unstemmed The incidence of personality disorders among substance dependents and non-addicted psychiatric clients
title_short The incidence of personality disorders among substance dependents and non-addicted psychiatric clients
title_sort incidence of personality disorders among substance dependents and non-addicted psychiatric clients
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