title: Personality changes in women recovering from substance-related dependence.
abstract: The present study explored the potential for change in personality in women in recovery. Dimensions of the Temperament and Character Model and the five-factor model of personality were examined at baseline and at follow-up after treatment for addiction. Within both models of personality, the factors which have been found to be the best predictors of the presence of a personality disorder (Self-Directedness within the Temperament and Character Model; Neuroticism within the five-factor model) showed significant change at follow-up which suggests the flexibility of personality and the potential for change of personality disorders within women seeking treatment for addiction.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas South Western Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. patricia.borman@utsouthwestern.edu
authors.forename: Patricia D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Borman
authors.forename: Monica L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Zilberman
authors.forename: Hermano
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.forename: Alina M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Surís
authors.forename: Nady
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: el-Guebaly
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Foster
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002605:Character; D003289:Convalescence; D018450:Disease Progression; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013694:Temperament