J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.  2001 May;40(3):452-462.

A Study of Personality Disorders in Alcoholics

• Kim DI
• Kim BJ
• Park YK

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of personality disorders among non-alcoholics and hospitalized alcoholics and the extent and nature of the overlap between different axis II disorders.
METHODS
Subjects were 87 non-alcoholics in the general population group and 94 alcoholics admitted to psychiatric hospital. Alcohol dependence was diagnosed according to DSM-IV by the MAST, and general group and patients were assessed with the PDQ-4+.
RESULTS
In the general population group, 52.3% of non-alcoholics had at least one personality disorder and the average number of personality disorders was 1.23 per person. In the alcohol group, 88.3% of the patients had at least one personality disorder and the average number of personality disorders was 4.26 per patient.
CONCLUSION
In our study, there is no single "alcoholic personality" emerged.

Keyword

Alcoholics; Personality disorder; Comorbidity

MeSH Terms

Alcoholics*
Alcoholism
Axis, Cervical Vertebra
Comorbidity
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Humans
Personality Disorders*
Population Groups
Prevalence