Psychopathology and personality traits associated with driving while intoxicated in Beijing, China: Implications for interventions.
OBJECTIVE
Driving while intoxicated (DWI) represents an area of grave concern in China, yet little research has focused on it or on the personality traits and psychiatric disorders among these drivers.


METHODS
We enrolled 325 of 382 residents charged with DWI in a compulsory detention center in Beijing, China. And 351 male drivers who had never had any alcohol arrests as control participants. All were screened for Axis I disorders using the Chinese version of the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV-TR (SCID), the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2), and the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF).


RESULTS
The subjects were all males with a mean (±SD) age of 34.41 ± 8.48 years, and almost 30% met DSM-IV criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence (n = 92). Compared to normal controls they showed greater Social Boldness, Abstractedness, Apprehension, Liveliness and Tension, and poorer Reasoning, Vigilance, Openness to Change, and Self-reliance. On the MMPI-2, DWI subjects showed greater Hypochondriasis, Psychopathic Deviate, Paranoia, Psychasthenia, Schizophrenia and Hypomania; and lower Social introversion.


CONCLUSIONS
Severe alcohol problems are more common in Beijing's drunk drivers than in the Chinese general population. These DWI drivers also have a broad variety of traits that increase their tendency to be venturesome and socially bold while enjoying excitement and risk-taking. (Am J Addict 2017;26:374-378).
Beijing Hui-Long-Guan Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Rong-Jiang
RJ
Zhao
Institute of Mental Health/Peking University Sixth Hospital, Beijing, China.|National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Ministry of Health (Peking University), Beijing, China.
Wei
W
Sun
Beijing Mulin Institute of Education and Rehabilitation, Beijing, China.
Li-Li
LL
Zhang
National Institute on Drug Dependence, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Yan-Ping
YP
Bao
Beijing Mulin Institute of Education and Rehabilitation, Beijing, China.
Liang
L
Huang
Institute of Mental Health/Peking University Sixth Hospital, Beijing, China.|National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Ministry of Health (Peking University), Beijing, China.
Ping
P
Dong
Beijing Hui-Long-Guan Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Shuang-Jiang
SJ
Zhou
China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guang'anmen Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zhi-Qing
ZQ
Wang
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.|Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas.
Thomas R
TR
Kosten
Institute of Mental Health/Peking University Sixth Hospital, Beijing, China.|National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Ministry of Health (Peking University), Beijing, China.
Hong-Qiang
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8434-4462
HQ
Sun
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000068476:Beijing / Q000453:epidemiology; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D000066448:Driving Under the Influence / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010551:Personality; D012309:Risk-Taking; D055815:Young Adult