Display options
Cite
Soundararajan S, Narayanan G, Agrawal A, et al. Personality Profile and Short-term Treatment Outcome in Patients with Alcohol Dependence: A Study from South India. Indian J Psychol Med. 2017;39(2):169-175doi: 10.4103/0253-7176.203127.
Soundararajan, S., Narayanan, G., Agrawal, A., & Murthy, P. (2017). Personality Profile and Short-term Treatment Outcome in Patients with Alcohol Dependence: A Study from South India. Indian journal of psychological medicine, 39(2), 169-175. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.203127
Soundararajan, Soundarya, et al. "Personality Profile and Short-term Treatment Outcome in Patients with Alcohol Dependence: A Study from South India." Indian journal of psychological medicine vol. 39,2 (2017): 169-175. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.203127
Soundararajan S, Narayanan G, Agrawal A, Murthy P. Personality Profile and Short-term Treatment Outcome in Patients with Alcohol Dependence: A Study from South India. Indian J Psychol Med. 2017 Mar-Apr;39(2):169-175. doi: 10.4103/0253-7176.203127. PMID: 28515554; PMCID: PMC5385746.
Copy Download .nbib Format: NLM
Share it on

Indian J Psychol Med. 2017 Mar-Apr;39(2):169-175. doi: 10.4103/0253-7176.203127.

Personality Profile and Short-term Treatment Outcome in Patients with Alcohol Dependence: A Study from South India.

Indian journal of psychological medicine

Soundarya Soundararajan, Gitanjali Narayanan, Arpana Agrawal, Pratima Murthy

Affiliations

  1. Department of Clinical Neurosciences, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
  2. Department of Psychiatry, Centre for Addiction Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
  3. Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.

PMID: 28515554 PMCID: PMC5385746 DOI: 10.4103/0253-7176.203127

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Studying personality profiles allows researchers to generate important hypotheses in risk factors and correlates of alcohol use/misuse. Studies examining the association between personality traits and treatment outcome are limited in India. We studied the correlation between personality and treatment outcome in patients with alcohol dependence.

METHODS: Adult participants with alcohol dependence were recruited from the inpatient and outpatient wards of de-addiction unit of a tertiary care facility in India using a prospective design and followed up after 3 months. Questionnaires administered were revised NEO personality inventory (NEO-PI-R), alcohol use disorders identification test, and advanced warning of alcohol relapse (AWARE).

RESULTS: Out of 99 recruited participants (92% males) with mean age of 37 (±8.36) years, 82 (82.8%) patients were followed up to 3 months. E4 (activity) facet of the extraversion domain in the NEO-PI-R significantly correlated with the baseline drinking scores (

CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that factors related to extraversion, specifically, high activity might be associated with higher drinking as well as higher risk of alcohol relapse. Predicting alcohol relapse by studying the personality traits would help clinicians in improving treatment outcomes.

Keywords: Alcohol dependence; extraversion; personality; relapse; revised NEO personality inventory

Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

References

  1. J Pers Assess. 2003 Dec;81(3):226-36 - PubMed
  2. Addiction. 1996 Dec;91 Suppl:S155-72 - PubMed
  3. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1999 Mar;23(3):483-6 - PubMed
  4. J AAPOS. 2005 Oct;9(5):480-4 - PubMed
  5. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2015 Apr;49(4):377-86 - PubMed
  6. Lancet. 2009 Jun 27;373(9682):2173-4 - PubMed
  7. J Stud Alcohol. 1994 Jan;55(1):81-90 - PubMed
  8. JAMA. 1990 Nov 21;264(19):2511-8 - PubMed
  9. Natl Med J India. 2013 Jul-Aug;26(4):203-9 - PubMed
  10. J Affect Disord. 2001 Mar;63(1-3):67-78 - PubMed
  11. Indian J Psychiatry. 2010 Jan;52(Suppl 1):S189-99 - PubMed
  12. Addiction. 2006 Feb;101(2):212-22 - PubMed
  13. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2008 Oct 1;97(3):268-75 - PubMed
  14. Neuropsychobiology. 2008;57(4):159-64 - PubMed
  15. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2006 Sep;194(9):650-3 - PubMed
  16. Psychol Med. 1998 May;28(3):713-20 - PubMed
  17. Psychother Psychosom. 1991;56(3):146-56 - PubMed
  18. Indian J Psychiatry. 2006 Apr;48(2):114-7 - PubMed
  19. J Stud Alcohol. 2000 Sep;61(5):759-65 - PubMed
  20. Addict Biol. 2009 Jan;14(1):108-18 - PubMed
  21. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1986 Oct;74(4):384-7 - PubMed
  22. Indian J Med Res. 2013 Feb;137(2):394-6 - PubMed
  23. Lancet. 2009 Jun 27;373(9682):2223-33 - PubMed

Publication Types