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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Personality Disorders in Alcohol-Dependent Individuals: Relationship with Alcohol Dependence Severity
Eur Addict Res 2009;15:188-195

The rate of axis II disorders in alcohol-dependent individuals is suggested to be high. The aim of this investigation is to assess the rate of DSM-IV axis II diagnoses in alcohol-dependent inpatients and their correlation with clinical characteristics of alcohol dependence (AD).

The majority of alcohol-dependent individuals had one or more comorbid axis II disorders. Univariate and multivariate analyses indicate that different PDs are related to age at first dinking and alcoholism severity.


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