In this paper, the most frequent personality disorders related to alcoholism are described. A sample of 70 alcoholic patients who answered the MCMI-II in the course of pre-treatment assessment was selected. According to results, the 62,8% of them showed at least one personality disorder. The most prevalent ones were the passive-aggressive (34,1%), the antisocial (20,4%) and the dependent (20,4%). Furthermore, the prevalence of personality disorders according to gender and abuse of other substances was compared. Results obtained with these variables showed the existence of significant differences. Finally, implications of this study for clinical practice and future research in this field are commented upon.
En este artículo se lleva a cabo una descripción de los trastornos de personalidad que aparecen con mayor frecuencia en el alcoholismo. Para ello, se cuenta con una muestra de 70 pacientes alcohólicos, que cumplimentan el MCMI-II en el transcurso de la evaluación pretratamiento. Los resultados muestran que el 62,8% de los pacientes presenta, al menos, un trastorno de personalidad. Más en concreto, el trastorno de mayor prevalencia es el pasivoagresivo (34,1%), seguido del trastorno antisocial (20,4%) y del trastorno por dependencia (20,4%). Asimismo, se compara la prevalencia de los trastornos de personalidad en función del sexo y del abuso añadido de otras sustancias. Los resultados obtenidos en estas variables muestran la existencia de diferencias significativas. Por último, se comentan las implicaciones de este estudio para la práctica clínica y para las investigaciones futuras.
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