Personality disorders in alcohol-dependent individuals: Relationship with alcohol dependence severity

European Addiction Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 188-195

  Preuss, U W ^a   Johann, M ^b   Fehr, C ^d   Koller, G ^c   Wodarz, N ^b   Hesselbrock, V ^f   Wong, W M ^e   Soyka, M ^c  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e AWO Psychiatry Centre Halle   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Comorbidity; Personality disorders; Severity of alcohol dependence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER; BORDERLINE STATE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARCISSISM; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; SCHIZOIDISM; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOLISM; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

EID: 67650705646     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000228929     Document Type: Article

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