The relevance of personality traits in impulsivity-related disorders: from substance use disorders and gambling disorder to bulimia nervosa

Background and aims: the main aim of this study was to analyze and describe the clinical characteristics and shared personality traits in different impulsivity-compulsivity spectrum disorders: substance use disorders (SUD), gambling disorder (GD), and bulimia nervosa (BN). The specific aims were to...

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Autores: Del Pino Gutiérrez, Amparo, Jiménez-Murcia, Susana, Fernández Aranda, Fernando, Agüera, Zaida, Granero, Roser, Hakänsson, Anders, Fagundo, Ana Beatriz, Bolao, Ferran, Valdepérez, Ana, Mestre-Bach, Gemma, Steward, Trevor, Penelo Werner, Eva, Moragas, Laura, Aymamí, Maria Neus, Gómez-Peña, Mónica, Rigol Cuadra, Assumpta, Martín-Romera, Virginia, Menchón Magriñá, José Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/172913
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/172913
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bulímia
Psicologia
Joc compulsiu
Conducta compulsiva
Personalitat
Bulimia
Psychology
Compulsive gambling
Compulsive behavior
Personality
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Sumario:Background and aims: the main aim of this study was to analyze and describe the clinical characteristics and shared personality traits in different impulsivity-compulsivity spectrum disorders: substance use disorders (SUD), gambling disorder (GD), and bulimia nervosa (BN). The specific aims were to compare personality differences among individuals with pure SUD, BN with and without SUD, and GD with and without SUD. In addition, we assessed the differential predictive capacity of clinical and personality variables in relation to diagnostic subtype. Methods: the sample comprised 998 subjects diagnosed according to DSM-IV-TR criteria: 101 patients were diagnosed with SUD, 482 with GD, 359 with BN, 11 with GD + SUD, and 45 patients with BN + SUD. Various assessment instruments were administered, as well as other clinical measures, to evaluate their predictive capacity. Results: marked differences in personality traits were observed between groups. Novelty seeking, harm avoidance, self-directedness, cooperation, and self-transcendence best differentiated the groups. Notably, novelty seeking was significantly higher in the two dual pathology subgroups. Patients with dual pathology showed the most dysfunctional personality profiles. Discussion and conclusion: our results indicate the existence of shared dysfunctional personality traits among the groups studied, especially in novelty seeking and self-directedness.

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