Alteraciones de la Personalidad Asociadas a las Conductas Adictivas: Influencia de la Duración del Consumo y sus Implicaciones

Comorbidity is a central aspect in current psychopathology. In the field of drug addictions, different studies have shown a high prevalence of personality disorders in this population. The goal of the present investigation was centered on analyzing the relation between different personality disorders and the consumption duration. The subjects were 1094 drug addicts that were evaluated in a rehabilitation and treatment unit (Proyecto Hombres Therapeutic Community). Personality disorders were ascertained using the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory II Spanish version (MCMI-II). The difficulties of studying the relation among duration of addiction and personality are presented, and clinical implications of study findings are discussed.