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Protocol: Personality assessment as a support for referral and case-work in treatment for substance use disorders
Morten Hesse1, Mads K Pedersen
1University of Aarhus, Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research, Købmagergade 26E, 1150 Copenhagen C, Denmark. mh@crf.au.dk
Background:
Assessment of co-morbid personality disorders in substance use disorders may lead to important insights concerning individual patients. However, little is known about the potential value of routine personality disorder assessment in a clinical context.
Methods:
Patients are adults with past-year substance dependence seeking treatment at a centralized intake unit for substance abusers in the City of Copenhagen. A randomized controlled trial of assessment of personality disorders and individual feedback vs. a general life situation interview. Patients are followed at 3 and 6 months post-treatment
Discussion:
If routine personality assessment improves outcomes of substance abuse treatment, the clinical implication is to increase the use of personality disorder assessment in substance abuse treatment settings.
Trial Registration:
Current controlled trials ISRCTN39851689.
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