Citation

Habersaat S, Ramain J, Mantzouranis G, Palix J, Boonman C, Fegert JM, Schmeck K, Perler C, Schmid M, Urben S. Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abuse 2018; 44(6): 686-694.

Affiliation

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00952990.2018.1491587

PMID

30067395

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Substance-use disorder (SUD) was found to be an aggravating factor to delinquency and is closely related to personality disorders (PDs).

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate sex differences in the relationship between PD traits and SUD in adolescents institutionalized in child welfare and juvenile justice institutions.

METHODS: PD traits were measured dimensionally in a sample of 282 boys (69 with an SUD diagnosis) and 143 girls (45 with an SUD diagnosis) from child welfare and juvenile-justice institutions.

RESULTS: Logistic regressions showed that antisocial, borderline, and paranoid personality traits were positively associated with SUD, while obsessive compulsive personality traits were negatively related with SUD. Additionally, in institutionalized girls, self-defeating personality traits were associated with less risk of SUD.

CONCLUSION: This study provides a relative evidence for sex specificities in the relation between PD traits and SUD.

Language: en

Keywords

Personality disorders traits; adolescents; behaviors problems; sex differences; socio-educational institutions; substance-use disorder