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12867206

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-7-17
pubmed:abstractText
Antisocial personality disorder (ASP) is common in substance abusers and may be associated with increased severity of psychosocial problems and risk of HIV infection. This study compared 174 treatment-seeking cocaine abusers with and without ASP on Addiction Severity Index (ASI) scores and the HIV risk behavior scale. Patients with ASP comprised 35% of the sample. These patients evidenced more severe problems than non-ASP patients on alcohol, legal, and psychiatric indices of the ASI. Patients with ASP also reported greater participation in lifetime sexual risk behaviors, including number of casual sexual partners, inconsistent condom use, and frequency of anal sex. This study suggests the importance of screening for ASP when patients initiate treatment. Specific and more intensive treatment may be necessary to improve outcomes in this patient population.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0740-5472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
323-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Antisocial personality in treatment-seeking cocaine abusers: Psychosocial functioning and HIV risk.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Avenue, 06030-3944, Farmington, CT, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.