Timothy J. Trull

TL;DR: It may be time to consider a shift to a dimensional classification of personality disorder that would help address the failures of the existing diagnostic categories as well as contribute to an integration of the psychiatric diagnostic manual with psychology's research on general personality structure.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the relation between personality factors and two adult forms of disinhibitory psychopathology (alcohol abuse or dependence and antisocial personality disorder) and conclude that personality variables are important components of etiological models of these disorders.

TL;DR: There is converging evidence that four major domains of personality are relevant to personality pathology: neuroticism/negative affectivity/emotional dysregulation; extraversion/positive emotionality; dissocial/antagonistic behavior; and constraint/compulsivity/conscientiousness.

TL;DR: Comorbidity analyses revealed strong associations between PDs and alcohol dependence, drug dependence, and tobacco dependence and PD diagnoses were also associated with scores on dysfunction and impairment, perceived stress and less social support, lifetime history of suicide attempts, interpersonal difficulties, and problems with legal authorities.

TL;DR: The empirical literature on the comorbidity between borderline personality disorder (BPD) and substance use disorders (SUDs) is reviewed and the conceptualization of the relations and interactions of the major factors influencing the development of BPD and contributing to the comorosity between B PD and SUDs is presented.