TY - JOUR
T1 - Substance abuse in borderline personality disorder: clinical and etiological correlates
AU - van den Bosch, L. M.
AU - Verheul, R.
AU - van den Brink, W.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - This work examines differences between female borderline patients with and without substance abuse problems and between borderline patients from different treatment settings. A total of 64 female borderline patients were recruited from mental health services (n = 34) and addiction treatment services (n = 20); 35 had a substance abuse problem. Patient groups were compared with regard to both clinical and etiological factors using multivariate analysis of variance for 47 continuous variables and logistic regression for 15 dichotomous variables. Borderline patients with substance abuse problems reported less hostility, suspicion, and anger but more anxiety, insufficiency, and suicide attempts. Patients from addiction treatment services reported less avoidant and more antisocial behavior. The differences between borderline patients with and without substance abuse problems are limited in number and size. Therefore, there is no empirical justification for the exclusion of borderline patients with substance abuse problems from general treatment services or clinical trials
AB - This work examines differences between female borderline patients with and without substance abuse problems and between borderline patients from different treatment settings. A total of 64 female borderline patients were recruited from mental health services (n = 34) and addiction treatment services (n = 20); 35 had a substance abuse problem. Patient groups were compared with regard to both clinical and etiological factors using multivariate analysis of variance for 47 continuous variables and logistic regression for 15 dichotomous variables. Borderline patients with substance abuse problems reported less hostility, suspicion, and anger but more anxiety, insufficiency, and suicide attempts. Patients from addiction treatment services reported less avoidant and more antisocial behavior. The differences between borderline patients with and without substance abuse problems are limited in number and size. Therefore, there is no empirical justification for the exclusion of borderline patients with substance abuse problems from general treatment services or clinical trials
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.15.5.416.19201
DO - https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.15.5.416.19201
M3 - Article
C2 - 11723876
SN - 0885-579X
VL - 15
SP - 416
EP - 424
JO - Journal of personality disorders
JF - Journal of personality disorders
IS - 5
ER -