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Alcoholics: Their Substance Use and Psychiatric Features
Author(s) -
Blankfield Adele
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
australian alcohol/drug review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0726-4550
DOI - 10.1080/09595238580000241
Subject(s) - psychiatry , personality , psychology , substance abuse , antisocial personality disorder , personality disorders , alcohol , clinical psychology , substance use , drug , medicine , injury prevention , poison control , medical emergency , social psychology , biochemistry , chemistry
Abstract: Fifty consecutive clients admitted for treatment of alcohol dependence were questioned about their past use of prescribed or illicit drugs, taken separately or together with alcohol. Abuse of other drugs and overdose behaviour were found to be significantly more common in patients with personality disorders of the antisocial, impulsive type. These behaviours are probably related to personality rather than being specific to alcohol dependent persons. Behavioural cues which might constitute drug acquisitive behaviour are postulated.