Should personality traits be considered when refining substance misuse treatment programs?

The interplay between stable personality characteristics and environmental factors is emphasised in most contemporary approaches to individual differences. This interaction appears to be important in understanding the development of substance use and misuse. Impulsivity related personality traits su...

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Published in:Drug and alcohol review 2007, Vol.26 (1), p.17-23
Main Authors: Staiger, Petra K., Kambouropoulos, Nicolas, Dawe, Sharon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addiction
Anxiety
anxiety disorder
Anxiety disorders
Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis
Anxiety Disorders - psychology
Biology
Character
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Drug abuse
Humans
Impulsive Behavior - diagnosis
Impulsive Behavior - psychology
Impulsivity
Individuality
Neurobiology
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Patient Dropouts - psychology
Personality
Personality Assessment
personality disorder
Personality disorders
Personality Disorders - diagnosis
Personality Disorders - psychology
Prognosis
Reward-sensitivity
Sensation seeking
Social Environment
Substance abuse
substance misuse
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Substance-Related Disorders - rehabilitation
Therapy
treatment matching
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Summary:The interplay between stable personality characteristics and environmental factors is emphasised in most contemporary approaches to individual differences. This interaction appears to be important in understanding the development of substance use and misuse. Impulsivity related personality traits such as sensation-seeking, novelty seeking, reward-sensitivity and behavioural disinhibition, are strongly linked to adolescent and adult substance use and misuse. The role of anxiety-related traits, in the development of substance misuse is less clear. Nonetheless, anxiety disorders are very common amongst adult substance misusers and almost certainly play a critical role in the maintenance of a substance use disorder and influence treatment effectiveness. The data suggest that personality influences treatment outcomes and yet these individual differences are generally not addressed in treatment. We argue in this review that interventions which are matched to these relevant personality traits may improve treatment outcomes for substance misusers. [Staiger PK, Kambouropoulos N, Dawe S. Should personality traits be considered when refining substance misuse treatment programs? Drug Alcohol Rev 2007;26:17 - 23]
ISSN:0959-5236
1465-3362
DOI:10.1080/09595230601036952