Low persistence predicts relapse in alcohol dependence following treatment.

Sellman, J. Douglas; Mulder, Roger; Sullivan, P. F.; Joyce, P.R.

doi:10.15288/jsa.1997.58.257

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“…There appears to be considerable face validity to the notion that low persistence predicts relapse. The present finding that a low persistence score has a predictive value for relapse in the disorder of alcoholism confirms published reports [25][26][27] . The well-documented personality traits in relapsed patients with high scores in neuroticism and low scores in conscientiousness [22,24] measured by the NEO-FFI could not be confirmed unequivocally in the present analysis.…”

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“…The risk of relapse, 1 year after an inpatient treatment program for alcohol-dependent patients, is greatest in patients with low scores in conscientiousness and high scores in neuroticism [22,24] . In addition, several follow-up studies over 6 months revealed low persistence scores as predictors of relapse in alcohol-dependent patients [25][26][27] .…”

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Personality Traits Predict Treatment Outcome in Alcohol-Dependent Patients

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Personality traits are important individual characteristics modifying responses to therapy in various diseases. The aim of this study was to identify personality traits that may predict treatment outcome in alcohol-dependent patients. The present analysis was based on a total of 146 alcohol-dependent patients (109 male, 37 female) after detoxification. The variable of interest was treatment outcome (abstinence/relapse) after a 1-year follow-up. To identify personality traits as predictors of treatment outcome, 5 personality questionnaires (NEO 5-Factor Inventory, Temperament and Character Inventory, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, Eysenck Impulsiveness-Venturesomeness-Empathy Scale and Sensation-Seeking Scale) were applied. Data analysis was performed by using a classification and regression tree analysis (CART; a nonparametric technique for data with a complex structure) in order to find a decision rule to predict treatment outcome from personality traits. The CART model identified psychoticism and persistence as the 2 most relevant discriminatory parameters, of which psychoticism was used as the first node in the model, classifying 64% of the patients correctly as relapsed and 12% correctly as abstinent. In addition, the risk of relapse was even higher in patients with a substantial score in psychoticism and a low score in persistence. When comparing relapsed and abstinent patients, further variables, such as scores for novelty seeking (20.9 ± 5.5 vs. 18.5 ± 5.9) and impulsiveness (8.4 ± 3 vs. 7.2 ± 3.5), showed significance. In addition, relapsed patients lived alone more often than abstinent patients (52 vs. 25%, p = 0.004). In conclusion, this analysis demonstrated that specific personality characteristics, namely psychoticism and persistence, are usable predictors for the risk of relapse in alcohol-dependent patients.

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“…También se ha valorado el papel que la persistencia (P) puede suponer en las recaídas. Sellman et al (1997) encontraron que la abstinencia dependería fundamentalmente del grado de P: a mayor P, mayor sobriedad.…”

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Dependencia de Opiáceos tipo II o antisocial: utilidad del Modelo Psicobiológico de Cloninger en adicciones

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Orengo³

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“…Maintaining abstinence after the therapy/relapses of drinking Sellman, Mulder, Sullivan, and Joyce, 1997 It is exclusively a low level of persistence that is the predictor of the resumption of drinking by addicted male individuals.…”

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Determinants of personality in the scope of motivation for maintaining abstinence in the case of male alcohol-dependent individuals concluding therapy

Chodkiewicz¹

2014

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backgroundThe results of numerous studies indicate strong associations of personality with the occurrence, and also with the treatment, of alcohol dependence. However, there is no agreement regarding the role of particular dimensions of temperament and character in the course of, and for the results of, alcohol rehabilitation therapy. The objective of the present research was to investigate the relationships between the dimensions of temperament and character as they are presented by Robert Cloninger and motivation for maintaining abstinence in the case of male alcohol-dependent individuals concluding the therapy. participants and procedureEighty-nine male alcohol-dependent individuals, concluding alcohol rehabilitation therapy in an outpatient setting, were studied. The following research tools were applied: the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) of R. Cloninger in the Polish adaptation of E. Hornowska (2003), and the Motivation for Maintaining Abstinence Inventory, the author of which is M. Ziółkowski. resultsTwo clusters, differing in the aspect of motivation for maintaining abstinence after the conclusion of the treatment, were distinguished: of individuals manifesting weaker motivation (n = 39) and those manifesting stronger motivation (n = 50). The patients with stronger motivation manifested the following major features: a lower level of harm avoidance, a higher level of reward dependence, and a higher level of cooperativeness.conclusions Personality as it is presented by Cloninger manifests connections with motivation for maintaining abstinence. The research confirms the need for diagnosing addicted patients in the scope of temperament and character traits. key words alcohol dependence; motivation for maintaining abstinence; temperament and character in accordance with Cloninger, the TCI

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Low persistence predicts relapse in alcohol dependence following treatment.

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Personality Traits Predict Treatment Outcome in Alcohol-Dependent Patients

Personality Traits Predict Treatment Outcome in Alcohol-Dependent Patients

Dependencia de Opiáceos tipo II o antisocial: utilidad del Modelo Psicobiológico de Cloninger en adicciones

Determinants of personality in the scope of motivation for maintaining abstinence in the case of male alcohol-dependent individuals concluding therapy

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