Personality Disorder and Assault History in Substance‐Dependent Individuals

Kathleen T. Brady, Lorraine R. Dustan, Dorothy E. Grice, Bonnie S. Danksy, Dean Kilpatrick

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Abstract

The authors explored the relationship between assault, substance use disorders, and personality disorders by interviewing 82 substance‐dependent inpatients with a structured interview concerning physical and sexual assault as well as the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM‐III‐R, parts I and II. Sixty percent of subjects met criteria for a personality disorder. Individuals who had experienced assault (n = 43) were more likely to have all types of personality disorder diagnoses (P ≤ 0.001). Those who reported childhood assault were more likely to have Cluster B personality disorders and to meet criteria for more than two personality disorder diagnoses (P ≤ 0.05) compared with those who reported adult assault only. Personality disorders were commonly diagnosed in this group of treatment‐seeking, substance‐dependent individuals. The effect of substance abuse as well as assault on the development and presentation of personality disorders is likely to be substantial. 1995 American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)306-312
Number of pages7
JournalAmerican Journal on Addictions
Volume4
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995
Externally publishedYes

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