Comparison of cluster B personality disorders among drug - dependent prisoners, nondrug-dependent and normal subjects

Introduction: This study has been implemented to compare cluster B personality disorders among drug-dependent prisoners, non-drug-dependent and normal subjects.Method: This comparative- descriptive study’s subjects included ۵۷ drug-dependent prisoners, ۴۵ non-drug-dependent and ۷۲ normal subjects. Data were collected demographic questioner and Millon multidimensional personality inventory (MCMI-III). The data were analyzed by SPSS software and using descriptive statistic indexes and MANOVA method.Results: Data analysis showed that there is a significant difference in anti-social, borderline and hysterics scales.Conclusions: This study showed that drug dependent and non-drug- dependent prisoners have higher score in antisocial, borderline and hysteric scales, compared to normal subjects. But there was no significant difference in narcissistic scale.

Keywords:

cluster B personality disorders , drug-dependent , prisoners