Personality disorders among alcohol-dependent patients manifesting or not manifesting cocaine abuse: a comparative pilot study.
This study assessed personality disorders (PDs) in 158 alcohol-dependent outpatients (62 manifesting cocaine abuse and 96 without cocaine abuse) with the International Personality Disorders Examination interview between 2003 and 2006. Thirty-nine alcohol-dependent/cocaine abusers (62.9% of this group) and 51 only alcohol-dependent patients (53.1% of this group) manifested at least one PD. There were no statistically significant differences between groups in the overall prevalence rate of PDs. The most prevalent PDs, among the alcohol-dependent/cocaine abusers, were antisocial (21%), narcissistic (14.5%), and borderline (11.3%) PDs. The most frequently diagnosed PDs among the only alcohol-dependent patients were obsessive-compulsive (20.8%), paranoid (10.4%), and dependent (9.4%) PDs. There were significant differences between the groups. The study limitations are discussed.
Echeburúa
Enrique
E
Facultad de Psicología, Universidad del País Vasco, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain. enrique.echeburua@ehu.es
De Medina
Ricardo Bravo
RB
Aizpiri
Javier
J
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry) / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015995:Prevalence; D012309:Risk-Taking