congruencies/differences in self/informant scores of personality profiles in alcohol dependent patients with and without comorbid personality pathology.
Personality profiles in patients with alcohol dependence and relapse - Congruencies and differences in self and informant scores Authors - Soundarya Soundararajan, Gitanjali Narayanan, Pratima Murthy RESULTS Shouldnt you mention affiliations? Personality assessments form important aspects in alcohol use Spearmann correlations between self and informant Mention N; no99 need of with 34.3%
INTRODUCTION m an importnat aspect of evaluation
disorders. Studies examining the association between personality traits and comorbid personality pathologies in alcohol dependence are limited. We aimed at identifying congruencies/differences in self/informant scores of personality profiles in alcohol dependent patients with and without comorbid personality pathology.
RESEARCH QUESTION Do patients with alcohol dependence perceive themselves differently from their significant others particularly when there is a personality pathology?
METHODS
Participants
with mean age 37(±8.42) years
Patients with personality disorders Informant Self N=31 scores
NEO-PI-R (Revised NEO Personality Inventory) and Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire (PDQ) Assessed for relapse/abstinence at 3 months
Statistical Analysis was performed using R software. Paired-t and Spearman correlations were used to compute differences between scores and correlations.
abstainers
Self scores were significantly higher among patients with personality disorders
Facets
P value
E4-Activity
Correlation coefficient (r) 0.204
E6-Positive Emotions
0.205
0.042
O5-Ideas
0.223
0.027
A5-Modesty
0.247
0.014
65.7% relapsers
No significant differences noted between the self/informants in the domains/facets of NEO-P-R at baseline/treatment outcome
scores
Adult participants with alcohol dependence(DSM-IV)
NEO-PI-R DOMAINS Neuroticism Extraversion Openness to experience Agreeableness Conscientiousness
scores
Informant scores were higher in patients without any personality disorders
On which facets were there significant differences Was it uniformly on all domains/or with specific PDs DISCUSSION Though patients with alcohol dependence did not differ in their personality scores when compared with scoring of immediate family member, the congruence reached significance only in a few facets of the five factor model. There was significant agreement especially in the domains of extraversion(E4,E6) Openness and agreeableness. Our study alsoconclusion suggests that when a comorbid pathology, patients says rate themselves across So all domains. Thethe reliability of the self scoring Your only there talksisof patientspersonality with PD. As Gitanjali it is truehigher for both. perhaps conclusion becomes questionable in thisinformation regard. is that collateral from significant othersCONCLUSION may provide a more balanced understanding of personality
assessment and management Our study suggests that as patients with alcohol dependence and a comorbid is personality disorder tend to rate themselves higher across all domains of the five factor model, careful attention should be given in assessing and treating them.
