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High prognostic specificity of antisocial personality disorder in patients with drug dependence: Results from a five-year follow-up

Author

  • Mats Fridell
  • Morten Hesse
  • Eva Johnson

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.

Publishing year

2006

Language

English

Pages

227-232

Publication/Series

American Journal on Addictions

Volume

15

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Substance Abuse

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1521-0391