Tratti disfunzionali di personalità nel paziente tossicodipendente detenuto. Somministrazione del PID-5 ad un campione clinico

Including a dimensional rather than categorical classification of disorders,\r\nsection III of the DSM-5 presents a new model for the assessment of personality\r\ndisorders. Consistently with such model, the APA has generated a paradigm for\r\nthe assessment of dysfunctional personality traits, the Personality Inventory for\r\nDSM-5 (PID-5) consisting of 25 personality facets identified in 5 domains\r\n(Krueger et al., 2012). The present research findings have been obtained by administering\r\nthe PID-5 to a sample of 101 patients under the care of an addiction\r\nrecovery service within a penitentiary in Lombardy. Results are first presented as\r\nmean scores for each trait and compared with the normative data of the Italian adaptation\r\nof the instrument in order to provide professionals working in the field\r\nwith clinically relevant information. Following, results of a confirmatory factor\r\nanalysis (CFA) aimed at testing the structure proposed by Krueger et al. (2012)\r\non a clinical sample are also presented. Findings confirm the presence of 5 domains,\r\nhowever some differences with regards to the overall number of facets (15\r\ninstead of 25) composing each domain have to be acknowledged. More specifically,\r\nsome maladaptive sub-dimensions (i.e. manipulativeness, separation insecurity,\r\nhostility, deceitfulness, callousness, etc.) did not univocally converge on one\r\ndomain and have therefore been eliminated from the model. Although preliminary,\r\nthis study provides grounds for reflection on the connections between personality\r\ndisorders, drug addiction, and crime and shows how the adoption of a\r\nmulti-faceted perspective might contribute to the development of more focused\r\nand effective interventions.