Personality profiles in substance use disorders: Do they differ in clinical symptomatology, personality disorders and coping?

We explored whether it is possible to establish subgroups of patients with a substance use disorder (SUD) based on differences in Behavioral Activation System Reactivity (BAS), Behavioral Inhibition System Reactivity (BIS) and Effortful control (EC). Further, we investigated if the identified subgro...

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Published in:Personality and individual differences 2018-09, Vol.131, p.61-66
Main Authors: Santens, E., Claes, L., Dierckx, E., Luyckx, K., Peuskens, H., Dom, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activation
Behavior
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Computerization
Coping
Drug abuse
Effortful control
Hospitalization
Inhibition
Medical treatment
Personality
Personality disorders
Questionnaires
Reactivity
Self regulation
Self report
Substance use disorder
Temperament
Treatment programs
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Summary:We explored whether it is possible to establish subgroups of patients with a substance use disorder (SUD) based on differences in Behavioral Activation System Reactivity (BAS), Behavioral Inhibition System Reactivity (BIS) and Effortful control (EC). Further, we investigated if the identified subgroups differ on clinical symptoms, personality disorders and coping styles. Computerized self-report questionnaires were administered to 712 adult patients admitted to a specialized inpatient treatment program for SUDs. Based on cluster analysis we found three clusters: a “Resilient”, an “Anxious” and a “Reward Sensitive” cluster. The Anxious cluster showed the highest scores on each of the clinical symptoms, the Resilient cluster consistently displayed the lowest scores, and the Reward-Sensitive cluster generally scored in-between. •Measures of reactive (BIS/BAS) and self-regulatory (EC) temperament were combined.•Cluster analysis on BIS/BAS and EC resulted in a solution with three clusters.•A resilient, an anxious and a reward-sensitive cluster were found.•Self-report questionnaires can be used to distinguish clinically relevant subgroups.
ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2018.04.018