Predictive Capacity of Cloninger’s temperament and character inventory (TCI-R) in alcohol use disorder outcomes

Authors

  • José Juan Ávila Escribano Alcoholism Unit. Psychiatric Service. Salamanca University Health Centre. Salamanca Biomedical Research Institute
  • Mercedes Sánchez Barba Statistics Department, University of Salamanca
  • Aida Álvarez Pedrero Alcoholism Unit. Psychiatric Service. Salamanca University Health Centre. Salamanca Biomedical Research Institute
  • Ana López Villarreal Alcoholism Unit. Psychiatric Service. Salamanca University Health Centre. Salamanca Biomedical Research Institute
  • Joaquina Recio Pérez Alcoholism Unit. Psychiatric Service. Salamanca University Health Centre. Salamanca Biomedical Research Institute
  • Manuela Rodríguez Rodilla Alcoholism Unit. Psychiatric Service. Salamanca University Health Centre. Salamanca Biomedical Research Institute
  • Eulalia Fraile García Alcoholism Unit. Psychiatric Service. Salamanca University Health Centre. Salamanca Biomedical Research Institute

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20882/adicciones.711

Keywords:

dependencia alcohol, predicción, seguimiento, personalidad, temperamento, carácter

Abstract

Objective: to investigate the ability to predict the outcome of alcohol use disorders through Cloninger’s temperament and character inventory (TCI-R). Methods: this is a prospective study consisting of 237 outpatients with alcohol use disorders who underwent follow-up treatment for 6 months and whose personality traits were studied using TCI-R. At the end of that period, the scores of each TCI-R trait were analyzed in terms of those who remained in treatment and those who dropped out. Results: The whole group scored highly in novelty seeking (NS) and harm avoidance (HA) and produced low scores in self-directedness (SD), these last traits are considered prominent. The drop-out group scored significantly (p=.004) higher in novelty seeking (NS) than the follow-up group. Also, when the score was higher than the 67 percentile the likelihood of abandoning the treatment was 1.07 times higher. Conclusions: Cloninger’s temperament and character inventory is a good instrument to predict the outcome of treatment of patients with alcohol use disorders and the novelty seeking (NS) dimension is strongly related to therapeutic drop-out.

Author Biographies

José Juan Ávila Escribano, Alcoholism Unit. Psychiatric Service. Salamanca University Health Centre. Salamanca Biomedical Research Institute

Psiquiatra. Médico adjunto del Servicio de Psiquiatría

Mercedes Sánchez Barba, Statistics Department, University of Salamanca

Profesora Titular de estadística

Aida Álvarez Pedrero, Alcoholism Unit. Psychiatric Service. Salamanca University Health Centre. Salamanca Biomedical Research Institute

Residente de Psiquiatría. Servicio de Psiquiatría

Ana López Villarreal, Alcoholism Unit. Psychiatric Service. Salamanca University Health Centre. Salamanca Biomedical Research Institute

Residente de Psiquiatría. Servicio de Psiquiatría

Joaquina Recio Pérez, Alcoholism Unit. Psychiatric Service. Salamanca University Health Centre. Salamanca Biomedical Research Institute

ATS/DUE. Servicio de Psiquiatría

Manuela Rodríguez Rodilla, Alcoholism Unit. Psychiatric Service. Salamanca University Health Centre. Salamanca Biomedical Research Institute

Trabajadora Social. Servicio de Psiquiatría

Eulalia Fraile García, Alcoholism Unit. Psychiatric Service. Salamanca University Health Centre. Salamanca Biomedical Research Institute

Auxiliar de Clínica. Servicio de Psiquiatría

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2016-06-14

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Vol. 28 No. 3 (2016)

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