@article{ref1,
title="Personality disorders and nonfatal unintentional injuries among US adults",
journal="Injury prevention",
year="2008",
author="Chen, G. and Sinclair, S. and Smith, Gary A. and Kelleher, Kelly and Pajer, Kathleen A. and Gardner, William and Xiang, Huiyun",
volume="14",
number="3",
pages="180-184",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between personality disorders and nonfatal unintentional injuries in a representative sample of US adults. METHODS: Data on self-reported nonfatal unintentional injuries during the 12 months before the interview were obtained from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) were analyzed; 43,093 adults &gt; or = 18 years participated in the NESARC wave I survey in 2001-02. Personality disorders were determined using the NIAAA Alcohol Use Disorders and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule-DSM-IV. RESULTS: Individuals with at least one personality disorder had a significantly higher 12-month incidence of injuries than people without any personality disorder (p&lt;0.001). After accounting for sociodemographic characteristics or other mental disorders, OR was 1.54 (95% CI 1.39 to 1.71) for individuals with one personality disorder and 1.80 (95% CI 1.58 to 2.05) for individuals with two or more personality disorders compared with people with no personality disorder. CONCLUSION: Personality disorders were associated with a significantly increased risk of unintentional injuries. This information has important implications for the treatment of patients with these disorders.   <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1353-8047",
doi="10.1136/ip.2007.016857",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2007.016857"
}