Personality Predictors of Drinking Outcomes in Depressed Alcohol-Dependent Patients.
Alcohol Alcohol
; 51(3): 296-301, 2016 May.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To evaluate the role of personality dimensions as predictors of drinking outcomes in depressed alcohol-dependent patients.METHODS:
Temperament and character inventory (TCI) scores were obtained at baseline in a 24-week study of 127 depressed alcohol-dependent patients who received open-label naltrexone and were randomized to citalopram or placebo. The association between TCI personality dimensions and alcohol outcomes during follow-up was examined using general linear mixed models.RESULTS:
Low novelty seeking, high self-directedness and high cooperativeness predicted less alcohol consumption on drinking days during follow-up. Temperament and character variables had no effect on the percentage of days abstinent from alcohol. Depression mediated the effects of self-directedness and cooperativeness on alcohol outcomes while the effect of novelty seeking remained after adjusting for depression scores in follow-up.CONCLUSION:
Identifying personality characteristics at baseline predicts drinking outcomes in depressed, alcohol-dependent patients. In particular patients with high novelty seeking drank more heavily on drinking days and they may therefore need more intensive intervention to achieve good treatment outcomes.
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Asunto principal:
Temperamento
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Carácter
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Depresión
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Alcoholismo
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Alcohol Alcohol
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Nueva Zelanda