TY - JOUR
T1 - Antisocial personality disorder and HIV infection among intravenous drug abusers
AU - Brooner, Robert K.
AU - Greenfield, Lawrence
AU - Schmidt, Chester W.
AU - Bigelow, George E.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - Objective: Antisocial personality disorder in drug abusers has been associated with poor treatment outcome. The authors examined the relationship between diagnosis of antisocial personality and HIV infection. Method: Subjects were 272 intravenous drug abusers, 140 (52%) of whom were in methadone treatment. Subjects were given an HIV risk behavior interview before diagnostic interviewing and HIV testing. Results: Using the DSM-III-R definition, the authors found that 119 (44%) of the subjects met criteria for antisocial personality. Significantly more of the subjects with antisocial personality (18% [N=21] than of the subjects without antisocial personality (8% [N=12]) had HIV infection. The diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder was associated with a significantly higher odds ratio of infection independent of ethnicity, gender, and treatment status. Conclusions: Antisocial personality is a risk factor for HIV infection among intravenous drug abusers.
AB - Objective: Antisocial personality disorder in drug abusers has been associated with poor treatment outcome. The authors examined the relationship between diagnosis of antisocial personality and HIV infection. Method: Subjects were 272 intravenous drug abusers, 140 (52%) of whom were in methadone treatment. Subjects were given an HIV risk behavior interview before diagnostic interviewing and HIV testing. Results: Using the DSM-III-R definition, the authors found that 119 (44%) of the subjects met criteria for antisocial personality. Significantly more of the subjects with antisocial personality (18% [N=21] than of the subjects without antisocial personality (8% [N=12]) had HIV infection. The diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder was associated with a significantly higher odds ratio of infection independent of ethnicity, gender, and treatment status. Conclusions: Antisocial personality is a risk factor for HIV infection among intravenous drug abusers.
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U2 - 10.1176/ajp.150.1.53
DO - 10.1176/ajp.150.1.53
M3 - Article
C2 - 8417580
AN - SCOPUS:0027407002
SN - 0002-953X
VL - 150
SP - 53
EP - 58
JO - American Journal of Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Psychiatry
IS - 1
ER -