Aims. Many people treated for opiate addiction continue to use drugs during and after
treatment. It may be possible to improve outcomes by addressing patient characteristics that …

This review summarizes the recent literature about personality disorders among substance
abusers. First, it will be shown that personality disorders are highly prevalent co-morbid …

Background Very little information is available on the co-occurrence of different personality
disorders (PDs) and alcohol and drug use disorders in the US population. Objective To …

The British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines for the treatment of substance
abuse, harmful use, addiction and comorbidity with psychiatric disorders primarily focus on …

The presence of an untreated personality disorder may be associated with worse
compliance and outcome in substance abuse treatment. Therapeutic attention to the …

This article explores the epidemiology of co-occurring disorders (CODs) with an emphasis
on the implications of study findings for the functioning and potential of substance abuse …

Background: Buprenorphine, a partial µagonist and K-antagonist, has been proposed as an
alternative to methadone for maintenance treatment of opioid dependence, especially for …

Comorbidity of personality disorders (PDs) and substance use disorders (SUDs) is common
in clinical practice. Borderline PD and antisocial PD are particularly found to be associated …

Background. The categorical classification system for personality disorder (PD) has been
frequently criticized and several alternative dimensional models have been proposed …

Crime rates are low in women compared to men. The two disorders most commonly
associated with offending behaviour, antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and …