TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Impulsivity, aggressiveness, and DSM-IV personality disorders
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Fossati, Andrea
A1  - Barratt, Ernest S.
A1  - Borroni, Serena
A1  - Villa, Daniele
A1  - Grazioli, Federica
A1  - Maffei, Cesare
SP  - 157
EP  - 167
VL  - 149
IS  - 1-3
N2  - The aim of this study is to assess whether impulsive and aggressive traits can be placed on a continuum with DSM-IV Cluster B Personality Disorders (PDs) and to determine if different aspects of these personality traits are specifically associated with individual Cluster B PDs. The study group comprised 461 outpatients admitted consecutively to a clinic that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of PDs. Principal component analyses clearly suggested a five-factor structure of both normal and psychopathological personality traits. Importantly, measures of impulsivity, aggressiveness and novelty seeking formed a part of the principal component that clustered all Cluster B PDs. Regression analyses indicated that impulsive traits were selectively associated with Borderline PD whereas different aspects of aggressiveness were useful in discriminating Narcissistic PD from Antisocial PD. Sensation seeking traits formed a part of Histrionic PD. These results indicate that impulsive/aggressive traits may be useful in explaining both why Cluster B PDs tend to covary, and why they frequently differ in clinical pictures and courses.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2006.03.011
ID  - ref1
ER  -