High prognostic specificity of antisocial personality disorder in patients with drug dependence: Results from a five-year follow-up
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Summary, in English
A sample of 125 consecutive patients from a Swedish detoxification unit were followed up at five years. Register data on criminal behavior were retrieved for 99% of all subjects, including those who were deceased at follow-up, and 76% of living subjects were interviewed. A diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) at intake was associated with incarceration, continuous drug use, dependence on welfare support, and fulfilling criteria of adult ASPD at follow-up. Regardless of ASPD status, a decline was seen in drug-related convictions, but subjects with ASPD were found to continue to commit other crimes.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2006
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
227-232
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
American Journal on Addictions
Volym
15
Issue
3
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Taylor & Francis
Ämne
- Substance Abuse
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1521-0391