Are inmates' subjective sleep problems associated with borderline personality, psychopathy, and antisocial personality independent of depression and substance dependence?

Previous research investigating the relationship between borderline personality disorder (BPD) and sleep problems, independent of depression, has been conducted on small atypical samples with mixed results. This study extends the literature by utilizing a much larger sample and by statistically cont...

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Published in:The journal of forensic psychiatry & psychology 2010-02, Vol.21 (1), p.23-38
Main Authors: Harty, Laura, Forkner, Rebecca D., Thompson, Aaron, Stuewig, Jeffrey, Tangney, June P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anti-social behaviour
anti-social personality
Antisocial personality disorder
Biological and medical sciences
borderline
Borderline personality disorder
Correlation analysis
Depression
Empirical research
Medical sciences
Medical treatment
Mental depression
Personality
Personality disorders
Prisoners
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
psychopathy
Sleep
Sleep disorders
Sleep problems
Social behavior disorders. Criminal behavior. Delinquency
Studies
Substance abuse
Substance dependency
Symptoms
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Summary:Previous research investigating the relationship between borderline personality disorder (BPD) and sleep problems, independent of depression, has been conducted on small atypical samples with mixed results. This study extends the literature by utilizing a much larger sample and by statistically controlling for depression and substance dependence. Subjective reports of sleep problems were obtained from 513 jail inmates (70% male) incarcerated on felony charges. Symptoms of BPD were significantly associated with sleep problems even when controlling for depression. Thus, sleep problems associated with BPD cannot be attributed simply to co-morbid symptoms of depression, and substance dependence was ruled out as proximal cause for this relationship. Symptoms of depression, but not antisocial personality features, were related to sleep problems independent of substance dependence. Treatment of individuals with BPD may be more effective if sleep problems are explicitly addressed in the treatment plan.
ISSN:1478-9949
1478-9957
DOI:10.1080/14789940903194095