TY - JOUR
T1 - The relevance of personality traits in impulsivity-related disorders: From substance use disorders and gambling disorder to bulimia nervosa
AU - Del Pino-Gutiérrez, Amparo
AU - Jiménez-Murcia, Susana
AU - Fernández-Aranda, Fernando
AU - Agüera, Zaida
AU - Granero, Roser
AU - Hakansson, Anders
AU - Fagundo, Ana B.
AU - Bolao, Ferran
AU - Valdepérez, Ana
AU - Mestre-Bach, Gemma
AU - Steward, Trevor
AU - Penelo, Eva
AU - Moragas, Laura
AU - Aymamí, Neus
AU - Gómez-Peña, Mónica
AU - Rigol-Cuadras, Assumpta
AU - Martín-Romera, Virginia
AU - Menchón, José M.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - © 2017 The Author(s). 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.
AB - © 2017 The Author(s). 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.
KW - Bulimia nervosa
KW - Dual disorders
KW - Gambling disorder
KW - Impulsivity
KW - Personality
KW - Substance use disorders
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85031712497
U2 - 10.1556/2006.6.2017.051
DO - 10.1556/2006.6.2017.051
M3 - Article
SN - 2062-5871
VL - 6
SP - 396
EP - 405
JO - Journal of Behavioral Addictions
JF - Journal of Behavioral Addictions
ER -