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JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL ADDICTIONS
Volume 6, Issue 3, Pages 396-405Publisher
AKADEMIAI KIADO ZRT
DOI: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.051
Keywords
bulimia nervosa; dual disorders; gambling disorder; impulsivity; personality; substance use disorders
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- Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad [PSI2015-68701-R]
- FIS [PI14/00290]
- AGAUR [2014 SGR 1672, 2016FI_B 00568]
- FEDER
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Background and aims: The main aim of this study was to analyze and describe the clinical characteristics and shared personality traits in different impulsivity-compulsivity spectrum disorders: substance use disorders (SUD), gambling disorder (GD), and bulimia nervosa (BN). The specific aims were to compare personality differences among individuals with pure SUD, BN with and without SUD, and GD with and without SUD. In addition, we assessed the differential predictive capacity of clinical and personality variables in relation to diagnostic subtype. Methods: The sample comprised 998 subjects diagnosed according to DSM-IV-TR criteria: 101 patients were diagnosed with SUD, 482 with GD, 359 with BN, 11 with GD + SUD, and 45 patients with BN + SUD. Various assessment instruments were administered, as well as other clinical measures, to evaluate their predictive capacity. Results: Marked differences in personality traits were observed between groups. Novelty seeking, harm avoidance, self-directedness, cooperation, and self-transcendence best differentiated the groups. Notably, novelty seeking was significantly higher in the two dual pathology subgroups. Patients with dual pathology showed the most dysfunctional personality profiles. Discussion and conclusion: Our results indicate the existence of shared dysfunctional personality traits among the groups studied, especially in novelty seeking and self-directedness.
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