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Co‐occurrence of Obsessive‐Compulsive Personality Traits in Young and Middle‐Aged Japanese Alcohol‐Dependent Men
Author(s) -
Suzuki Kenji,
Muramatsu Taro,
Takeda Aya,
Shirakura Katsuyuki
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2002.tb02659.x
Subject(s) - big five personality traits , psychology , personality , alcohol , alcohol consumption , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , biology , biochemistry
Background Previous studies may have underestimated the potential importance of the prevalence of obsessive‐compulsive traits among persons with alcoholism. Although many studies have examined the characteristics of young alcoholics compared with middle‐aged alcoholics, none has compared the prevalence of obsessive‐compulsive traits in young and middle‐aged alcoholics. Methods This study compared the prevalence of obsessive‐compulsive traits (Leyton Obsessional Inventory) and depressive symptoms (Zung Self‐Rating Depression Scale) among young ( n = 41) and middle‐aged ( n = 34) hospitalized Japanese male alcoholics and in young ( n = 28) and middle‐aged ( n = 25) nonalcoholic subjects. Results Both young and middle‐aged male alcoholics reported more obsessive‐compulsive personality traits and depressive symptoms than their comparison groups. However, the alcoholic subjects’ obsessive‐compulsive personality traits were not related to their level of depressive symptoms. Conclusions Young and middle‐aged male Japanese alcoholics have more obsessive‐compulsive personality traits than nonalcoholic males of similar ages. Their alcohol‐related psychological and behavioral characteristics may derive, in part, from their obsessive‐compulsive symptoms.