The comparison of prevalence of personality disorders among individuals with substance abuse, regression to abuse and ordinary people

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D. student in psychology, Mohaqeq Ardebili University Instructor of psychology, Islamic Azad University and Payam-e-Noor University, Mianeh, Iran

2 Instructor of psychology, Payam-e-Noor University, Mianeh, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Personality disorders are heterogeneous set of disorders that code in axis II of DSM-IV-TR and they are as stable models of internal behavior and experience that conflict with cultural expects significantly. The present study aimed to compare prevalence of personality disorders among individuals with substance abuse, regressed to abuse and ordinary people.
 
Materials and Methods: Statistic sample of this research includes all of the men of Mianeh city in 2014, sample group consists of 300 persons (100 cases with substance abuse among who referred to treatment centers, 100 people who abuse drug again and 100 ordinary individuals). The cases selected via convenient sampling method. The research instrument was Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-3. Data analyzed through multivariable variance analysis.
 
Results: There is a significant difference between abusers and ordinary people in personality disorders such as schizoid, depression, antisocial, aggressive (sadism), obsessive (compulsive) and schizotype disorders. Also, there is significant difference between people with regression to abuse substance and ordinary people, in addition between substance abusers and those with regression to abuse substance in all of the personality disorders (P<0.05).
 
Conclusion: According to the research findings, the main role of personality disorders can relate to tendency to substance abuse and regression to addiction.

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Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 19, special issue
May and June 2017
Pages 125-131

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