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ArticleDrug and alcohol review2017

Borderline personality disorder and regularly drinking alcohol before sex.

Ronald G Thompson, Nicholas R Eaton, Mei-Chen Hu, Deborah S Hasin

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Article in Drug and alcohol review, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Mechanisms of behavior change in a brief dual-target motivational intervention: Reduction in alcohol use mediates intervention effects on risky sex.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2019
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ronald G ThompsonDepartment of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USA.
Nicholas R EatonDepartment of Psychology, Stony Brook University, New York, USA.
Mei-Chen HuDepartment of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USA.
Deborah S HasinDepartment of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USA.
Columbia University · USStony Brook University · US

Funding

Adverse childhood experiences, personality psychopathology, and alcohol disordersU01AA018111 · NIAAA · NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC · PI HASIN, DEBORAH S · 2009 to 2013
$3.4M
Brief Substance and HIV Interventions for Homeless Young AdultsK23DA032323 · NIDA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI THOMPSON, RONALD GREER · 2011 to 2015
$911k
NIAAA NIH HHS U01 AA018111NIDA NIH HHS K23 DA032323
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

INTRODUCTION AND

aimsDrinking alcohol before sex increases the likelihood of engaging in unprotected intercourse, having multiple sexual partners and becoming infected with sexually transmitted infections. Borderline personality disorder (BPD), a complex psychiatric disorder characterised by pervasive instability in emotional regulation, self-image, interpersonal relationships and impulse control, is associated with substance use disorders and sexual risk behaviours. However, no study has examined the relationship between BPD and drinking alcohol before sex in the USA. This study examined the association between BPD and regularly drinking before sex in a nationally representative adult sample. DESIGN AND

methodsParticipants were 17 491 sexually active drinkers from Wave 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Logistic regression models estimated effects of BPD diagnosis, specific borderline diagnostic criteria and BPD criterion count on the likelihood of regularly (mostly or always) drinking alcohol before sex, adjusted for controls.

resultsBorderline personality disorder diagnosis doubled the odds of regularly drinking before sex [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.26; confidence interval (CI) = 1.63, 3.14]. Of nine diagnostic criteria, impulsivity in areas that are self-damaging remained a significant predictor of regularly drinking before sex (AOR = 1.82; CI = 1.42, 2.35). The odds of regularly drinking before sex increased by 20% for each endorsed criterion (AOR = 1.20; CI = 1.14, 1.27) DISCUSSION AND

conclusionsThis is the first study to examine the relationship between BPD and regularly drinking alcohol before sex in the USA. Substance misuse treatment should assess regularly drinking before sex, particularly among patients with BPD, and BPD treatment should assess risk at the intersection of impulsivity, sexual behaviour and substance use. [Thompson Jr RG, Eaton NR, Hu M-C, Hasin DS Borderline personality disorder and regularly drinking alcohol before sex Drug Alcohol Rev 2017;36:540-545].

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Surveys and QuestionnairesAdolescentAdultAlcohol DrinkingBorderline Personality DisorderFemaleHumansImpulsive BehaviorMaleMiddle AgedSexual BehaviorSexually Transmitted DiseasesSexual PartnersUnsafe SexYoung Adultborderline personality disorderdrinking alcohol before sexNESARCsexual risk behaviour

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