Open AccessAntisocial Personality Disorder Among Patients in Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD): Characteristics and Predictors of Early Relapse or Drop-Out
Author(s) -
Susmita Pandey,
Ingeborg Bolstad,
Lars Lien,
Jørgen G. Bramness
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
substance abuse and rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-8467
DOI - 10.2147/sar.s296526
Subject(s) - alcohol use disorder , antisocial personality disorder , medicine , psychiatry , alcohol dependence , conduct disorder , longitudinal study , young adult , alcohol , pediatrics , injury prevention , poison control , emergency medicine , pathology , biochemistry , chemistry
Patients with alcohol use disorders (AUD) vary significantly in many clinically important characteristics making them a heterogenous group. AUD patients with comorbid antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) form an important sub-group, and studies indicate that these patients may have poorer treatment outcomes. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the characteristics of AUD inpatients with comorbid ASPD and identify predictors of early relapse or treatment drop-out in these patients.