Personality disorders and psychosocial problems in a group of participants to therapeutic processes for people with severe social disabilities

Salavera, Carlos; Tricas, José Manuel López; Lucha, Orosia

doi:10.1186/1471-244x-11-192

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“…According to the results of this study where the study population demonstrate an early beginning of transient living, the homeless people examined displayed more significant psychopathological symptoms, both in ADHD and the personality disorders, than the general population, in addition to the correlation between psychological and personality disorders [ 33 , 34 ]. Homeless people show difficulties in achieving goals and maintaining an adequate level of performance at work, as well as in developing satisfactory interpersonal relationship [ 35 ]. Our results showed how difficult is for this population to establish and maintain a steady relationship.…”

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Comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with personality disorders in homeless people

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BackgroundAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that begins in childhood but can continue into adulthood, and may be the cause of many disadaptive behaviors, as in the case of homeless people, who often display a high incidence of personality disorders. The goal of this study is to analyze the comorbidity of ADHD with axis II disorders in a Spanish homeless population.ResultsThe outcomes show high comorbidity between these two kinds of disorders, and that the prevalence of axis II disorders is higher among people with ADHD than among the general population.ConclusionsFrom these results we can draw the conclusion that in homeless people ADHD in childhood continues into adulthood, when it is very often observed together with personality disorders. Finally, the implications of this study both for clinical practice and for future lines of research are discussed.

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“…In some cases, this battery has proven to be useful for language evaluation in disabled adults 40. The BLOC-SR has been used in studies carried out in patients with schizophrenia, where its utility in detecting and depicting language issues in schizophrenia has been demonstrated 41. One of the differences between this scale and the rest of the language assessment tests is the fact that it does not provide information about what assessed subjects do not know, but mainly about what they actually do know, their already attained capabilities, and even the skills they could be more competent in.…”

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Semantics, pragmatics, and formal thought disorders in people with schizophrenia

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Antoñanzas³

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Background:The aim of this study was to analyze how formal thought disorders (FTD) affect semantics and pragmatics in patients with schizophrenia.Methods:The sample comprised subjects with schizophrenia (n = 102) who met the criteria for the disorder according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition Text Revision. In the research process, the following scales were used: Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) for psychopathology measurements; the Scale for the Assessment of Thought, Language, and Communication (TLC) for FTD, Word Accentuation Test (WAT), System for the Behavioral Evaluation of Social Skills (SECHS), the pragmatics section of the Objective Criteria Language Battery (BLOC-SR) and the verbal sections of the Wechsler Adults Intelligence Scale (WAIS) III, for assessment of semantics and pragmatics.Results:The results in the semantics and pragmatics sections were inferior to the average values obtained in the general population. Our data demonstrated that the more serious the FTD, the worse the performances in the Verbal-WAIS tests (particularly in its vocabulary, similarities, and comprehension sections), SECHS, and BLOC-SR, indicating that FTD affects semantics and pragmatics, although the results of the WAT indicated good premorbid language skills.Conclusion:The principal conclusion we can draw from this study is the evidence that in schizophrenia the superior level of language structure seems to be compromised, and that this level is related to semantics and pragmatics; when there is an alteration in this level, symptoms of FTD appear, with a wide-ranging relationship between both language and FTD. The second conclusion is that the subject’s language is affected by the disorder and rules out the possibility of a previous verbal impairment.

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“…In the case of the homeless, this occurs systematically. The way and mode in which they tackle their life, their lack of personal resources to face the situation, and their inertia, determines treatment abandonment, with higher levels than in other populations 8–10…”

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Personality disorders and treatment drop out in the homeless

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Tricas²,

Lucha³

2013

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The homeless drop out of treatment relatively frequently. Also, prevalence rates of personality disorders are much higher in the homeless group than in the general population. We hypothesize that when both variables coexist — homelessness and personality disorders — the possibility of treatment drop out grows. The aim of this study was to analyze the hypotheses, that is, to study how the existence of personality disorders affects the evolution of and permanence in treatment. One sample of homeless people in a therapeutic community (N = 89) was studied. The structured clinical interview for the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-IV-TR) was administered and participants were asked to complete the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II (MCMI-II). Cluster B personality disorders (antisocial, borderline, and narcissistic) avoided permanence in the treatment process while cluster C disorders, as dependent, favored adhesion to the treatment and improved the prognosis. Knowledge of these personality characteristics should be used to advocate for better services to support homeless people and prevent their dropping out before completing treatment.

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Personality disorders and psychosocial problems in a group of participants to therapeutic processes for people with severe social disabilities

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Comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with personality disorders in homeless people

Comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with personality disorders in homeless people

Semantics, pragmatics, and formal thought disorders in people with schizophrenia

Personality disorders and treatment drop out in the homeless

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