Dimensional profile Dimensional profile of personality in of personality in

alcohol use alcohol use disorderdisorder

Author: Tabacitu (Toma) AdelaAuthor: Tabacitu (Toma) AdelaCoordinators: Coordinators: Prof. Dr. Nirestean AurelProf. Dr. Nirestean Aurel

Dr. Szasz Istvan ZsoltDr. Szasz Istvan ZsoltCoauthor: Beresteanu AlinaCoauthor: Beresteanu Alina

ObjectiveObjective

The purpose of this study is toThe purpose of this study is to see see if there is a premorbid personality in if there is a premorbid personality in individuals with alcohol use disorder, individuals with alcohol use disorder, by identifying the by identifying the correlations correlations between the dimensions of the Big between the dimensions of the Big Five model, measured by Five model, measured by questionnaire DECAS and alcohol use questionnaire DECAS and alcohol use disorder.disorder.

Alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorder

AlcAlcohol use disorderohol use disorder is a chronic is a chronic progressive disease characterized by progressive disease characterized by a lack of control over alcohol a lack of control over alcohol consumption, with serious physical, consumption, with serious physical, psychological, social and legalpsychological, social and legal consequencesconsequences..

The Big Five Model of personality

The big five model describes personality in a dimensional way. According to this model there are five broad personality dimensions that can be used to describe personality.

This model is the world's most expanded and scientifically validated theory.

The DECAS personality The DECAS personality inventoryinventory

--five domains:five domains:

DDISPOSITION (OPENESS)ISPOSITION (OPENESS) EEXTRAVERSIONXTRAVERSION CCONSCIENTIOUSNESSONSCIENTIOUSNESS AAGREEABILNESSGREEABILNESS Emotional Emotional SSTABILITY TABILITY

Material and MethodsMaterial and Methods

--50 50 male male patients admitted to the Psychiatric patients admitted to the Psychiatric Clinics I and II, Targu Mures, diagnosed with Clinics I and II, Targu Mures, diagnosed with alcohol use disorder alcohol use disorder

*we have excluded all patients that have *we have excluded all patients that have Personality Disorder due to substance usePersonality Disorder due to substance use

--the questionnaire DECASthe questionnaire DECAS

-- Kolmogorov-Smirnov method Kolmogorov-Smirnov method

-- the two tailed “t” test the two tailed “t” test

ResultsResults

--Age GroupsAge Groups

--Previous HospitalizationPrevious Hospitalization

--ComorbiditComorbiditiesies

--Other substance related disordersOther substance related disorders

--Corelations between alcohol use disorder Corelations between alcohol use disorder and dimensions of the personalityand dimensions of the personality

Age groups

61%

39%

Yes

No

Previous Hospitalization

Comorbidities

39%

28%

14%

12%7%

Major DepressiveDisorder

Chronic ToxicHepatopathy

HTA

DismetabolicPolieuropathy

Chronic Gastritis

Common Comorbidities

30%

22%20%

28%

None

Nicotine

Caffeine

Both

Other substance related disorders

DISPOSITION (OPENESS)DISPOSITION (OPENESS)

50

5

44.09

10.47

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Population Study group

StandardDeviation

Mean

P= 0.0010 t = 3.451

=> Low DISPOSITION is a risk factor for alcohol use disorder

EXTRAVERSIONEXTRAVERSION

50

5

50.11

10.8

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Population Study group

StandardDeviation

Mean

P=0.9498t = 0.06318

=> there is no relationship between the dimension EXTRAVERSION and alcohol use disorder

CONSCIENTIOUSNESSCONSCIENTIOUSNESS

50

5

46.54

10.54

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Population Study group

StandardDeviation

Mean

P=0.0487 t= 2.01

=> Low CONSCIENTIOUSNESS is a risk factor for alcohol use disorder

AGREEABILNESSAGREEABILNESS

50

5

45.37

9.65

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Population Study group

StandardDeviation

Mean

P=0.0053 t= 2.884

=> Low AGREEABILNESS is a risk factor for alcohol use disorder

Emotional STABILITYEmotional STABILITY

50

5

42.7

7.04

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Population Study group

StandardDeviation

Mean

p<0,0001t=5,727

=> Low Emotional STABILITY is a risk factor for alcohol use disorder

DECAS profile of the population DECAS profile of the population and alcohol use disorderand alcohol use disorder

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D E C A S

Populationprofile

Alcohol usedisorderprofile

ConclusionsConclusions

Low Disposition, Low Disposition, Conscientiousness, Agreeabilness Conscientiousness, Agreeabilness and emotional Stability, as variants and emotional Stability, as variants deviated considerably from the deviated considerably from the statistical norm of the dimensions of statistical norm of the dimensions of Big Five, are a risk factor for alcohol Big Five, are a risk factor for alcohol use disorder, and bring an argument use disorder, and bring an argument to the concept of the premorbid to the concept of the premorbid personality in psychopathologypersonality in psychopathology..