Predicting smoking and nicotine dependence from the DSM-5 alternative model for personality pathology.

ABSTRACT: Individuals with personality disorders (PDs) have higher morbidity and mortality than the general population, which may be due to maladaptive health behaviors such as smoking. Previous studies have examined the links between categorical PD diagnoses/personality traits and smoking/nicotine dependence, but little is known about how the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition alternative model for personality disorders relates to smoking and nicotine dependence. The current study examined this question in a sample of 500 participants using the Levels of Personality Functioning Scale to assess general personality pathology, the Personality Inventory for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition to measure specific traits

SUBMITTER: Halberstadt AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8916785 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature