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. 2022 Jul 20;58(7):962.
doi: 10.3390/medicina58070962.

Maladaptive Personality Traits in a Group of Patients with Substance Use Disorder and ADHD

Alexandra Mariana Buică  1 , Diana Monica Preda  2 , Lucia Emanuela Andrei  1 , Mihaela Stancu  1 , Nicolae Gică  3 , Florina Rad  1
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Maladaptive Personality Traits in a Group of Patients with Substance Use Disorder and ADHD

Alexandra Mariana Buică et al. Medicina (Kaunas). .

Abstract

Background and Objectives: the comorbidity of personality disorders in patients who use psychoactive substances is common in psychiatric practice. The epidemiology of disharmonious personality traits in patients with ADHD and addictions in adulthood is still insufficiently researched. The study investigated the typology of personality traits in a group of adult patients consuming psychoactive substances, in whom symptoms of ADHD were identified. Materials and Methods: the study evaluates a group of 104 patients with chronic psychoactive substances abuse, in whom symptoms of ADHD were identified in early adulthood, in terms of comorbid personality traits. Results: statistically significant data have been obtained regarding the presence of clinical traits characteristic for cluster B personality disorders, the patients presenting lower levels of self-control, self-image instability, difficulties in the areas of social relationships and own identity integration. Conclusions: ADHD symptomatology precedes the clinical traits of personality disorders in patients with addictions, negatively influencing chronic evolution and quality of life.

Keywords: Substance Use Disorder (SUD); comorbidity; early adulthood.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Score for Self-control section according to the presence/absence of ADHD symptoms.
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Score for the Relational Skills section according to the presence/absence of ADHD symptoms.
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Score for the field of Social Adequacy according to the presence/absence of ADHD symptoms.
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