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The tridimensional personality of male heroin users treated with methadone in Taiwan.
Huang, Wei-Lieh; Chang, Li-Ren; Chen, Ying-Zai; Chang, Hung-Chieh Wu; Hsieh, Ming H; Lin, Chein-Heng; Lin, Yu-Hsuan.
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  • Huang WL; Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Brain Science, Nationa
  • Chang LR; Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Chen YZ; Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan.
  • Chang HC; Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan.
  • Hsieh MH; Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Lin CH; Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Lin YH; Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: yuhsuanmed@gmail.com.
Compr Psychiatry ; 55(5): 1220-6, 2014 Jul.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24666715
It was our assumption that male heroin users have the personality traits of high impulsivity and low social interaction. Compliance regarding methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) is hypothesized to be related to personality features. We recruited 43 patients that had been receiving MMT and 43 healthy volunteers. All participants completed a Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ). Information related to the Opiate Treatment Index (OTI) was gathered from the heroin group. The personality dimensions in the heroin user group and the control group were compared. We further investigated the association between TPQ and OTI. The heroin group presented with lower reward dependence than the control group. Regarding sub-dimensions, heroin users showed higher impulsivity and fatigability, and lower exploratory excitability and social dependence. The explosive (borderline) pattern was more common among the heroin users. The odds ratio of explosive pattern developing to heroin dependence was 4.19. Q scores of heroin use and the maximal methadone dose were associated with persistence.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Personality Disorders / Medication Adherence / Heroin Dependence / Methadone Type of study: Observational_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Compr Psychiatry Year: 2014 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Personality Disorders / Medication Adherence / Heroin Dependence / Methadone Type of study: Observational_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Compr Psychiatry Year: 2014 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States