title: Personality disorders in gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender chemically dependent patients.
abstract: This study sought to examine personality disorders and their related clinical variables in a sample of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) individuals with substance use disorders. Study participants were 145 GLBT patients who were admitted to a residential dual diagnosis chemical dependency treatment program. A total of 136 (93.8%) had at least one personality disorder. The most common personality disorders were borderline (n = 93; 64.1%), obsessive-compulsive (n = 82; 56.6%), and avoidant (n = 71; 49.0%) personality disorders. Preliminary data suggest that there is a high prevalence of personality disorders in the GLBT population undergoing chemical dependency treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of MinnesotaSchool of Medicine,2450 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA. grant045@umn.edu
authors.forename: Jon E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: Meredith
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Odlaug
authors.forename: Liana R N
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Schreiber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry) / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000523:psychology*