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Adult Separation Anxiety and TCI-R Personality Dimensions in Patients with Anxiety, Alcohol Use, and Gambling : A Preliminary Report
Joint Authors
Pozzi, Gino
Pini, Stefano
Bruschi, Angelo
Pascucci, Marco
Hatzigiakoumis, Daniele Stavros
Grandinetti, Paolo
Di Nicola, Marco
Janiri, Luigi
De Angelis, Andrea
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Nowadays, adult separation anxiety disorder (ASAD) is an established diagnostic category but is little investigated in subjects with addictive behaviours.
Objective.
To assess the presence of ASAD among patients with addictive disorders in comparison with anxiety patients and measure the personality correlates in all these groups.
Methods.
103 outpatients, meeting DSM-IV-TR criteria for anxiety disorders (38 patients), alcohol dependence (30 patients), or pathological gambling (35 patients), were assessed by the Structured Clinical Interview for Separation Anxiety Symptoms (SCI-SAS) and the Adult Separation Anxiety Checklist (ASA-27) for separation anxiety and by the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised (TCI-R) for personality characteristics.
Results.
ASAD is detected in 34.2% of anxiety patients, 13.3% of alcoholics, and 11.4% of gamblers.
Separation anxiety scores correlate positively with harm avoidance and negatively with self-directedness in all groups; further correlations are seen among addictive patients only, that is, self-transcendence for gamblers and cooperativeness for both alcoholics and gamblers.
Conclusions.
The prevalence of ASAD is lower among addictive patients than in those with anxiety disorders; correlations are found between separation anxiety and specific TCI-R dimensions, with some matching across the three diagnostic groups.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pozzi, Gino& Bruschi, Angelo& De Angelis, Andrea& Pascucci, Marco& Hatzigiakoumis, Daniele Stavros& Grandinetti, Paolo…[et al.]. 2014. Adult Separation Anxiety and TCI-R Personality Dimensions in Patients with Anxiety, Alcohol Use, and Gambling : A Preliminary Report. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-490032
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pozzi, Gino…[et al.]. Adult Separation Anxiety and TCI-R Personality Dimensions in Patients with Anxiety, Alcohol Use, and Gambling : A Preliminary Report. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-490032
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pozzi, Gino& Bruschi, Angelo& De Angelis, Andrea& Pascucci, Marco& Hatzigiakoumis, Daniele Stavros& Grandinetti, Paolo…[et al.]. Adult Separation Anxiety and TCI-R Personality Dimensions in Patients with Anxiety, Alcohol Use, and Gambling : A Preliminary Report. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-490032
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-490032