Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2008. Vol. Vol. 20 (nº 2). 218-223
Ricardo Bravo de Medina, Enrique Echeburúa* y Javier Aizpiri
Clínica de Medicina Psicoorgánica y * Universidad del País Vasco
En este artículo se lleva a cabo un estudio sobre las diferencias de sexo en la dependencia del alcohol, en dimensiones de personalidad, características psicopatológicas y trastornos de personalidad. La muestra constó de 158 pacientes dependientes de alcohol en tratamiento (105 hombres y 55 mujeres). Se les administraron diversas pruebas de personalidad (la Escala de Impulsividad, la Escala de Búsqueda de Sensaciones y el STAI), algunas pruebas psicopatológicas (SCL-90-R, BDI y Escala de Inadaptación) y una entrevista estructurada para los trastornos de personalidad (IPDE). Los resultados mostraron que no había diferencias en las dimensiones de personalidad, que las mujeres tenían una mayor sintomatología ansioso-depresiva y una mayor inadaptación a la vida cotidiana, y que entre los trastornos de personalidad —menos frecuentes que en los hombres— los más habituales eran el obsesivo-compulsivo, el dependiente y el histriónico. Se comentan las implicaciones de este estudio para la investigación futura.
Gender differences in alcohol dependence: Personality variables, psychopathological profile and personality disorders. In this paper, gender differences in personality, psychopathology and personality disorders of alcohol-dependent patients are described. The sample consisted of 158 alcohol-dependent patients attending a psychiatric outpatient clinic (105 men and 55 women). All participants were assessed with various assessment tools related to personality (Impulsiveness Scale, Sensation Seeking Scale and STAI), psychopathology (SCL-90-R, BDI and Inadaptation Scale) and personality disorders (IPDE). There were no differences in personality variables, but the women had more anxiety and depressive symptoms and also more problems to adapt to everyday life than did the men. Personality disorders were not as prevalent as in the case of men, and the most frequent among women were obsessive-compulsive, dependent and histrionic personality disorders. Implications of this study for further research are commented on.
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