TY - JOUR A1 - Shahin, Mostafa A1 - Fouad, Ashraf A1 - Saleh, Alia A1 - Magdy, Aliaa T1 - Suicide risk and personality traits among Egyptian patients with substance use disorders Y1 - 2018/1/1 JF - Egyptian Journal of Psychiatry JO - Egypt J Psychiatr SP - 15 EP - 22 VL - 39 IS - 1 UR - https://new.ejpsy.eg.net//article.asp?issn=1110-1105;year=2018;volume=39;issue=1;spage=15;epage=22;aulast=Shahin DO - 10.4103/ejpsy.ejpsy_23_17 N2 - Background The magnitude of the problem of substance use in Egypt has been growing lately. Substance use disorders (SUDs) have been associated with depression and suicide, as well as impulsivity and specific personality traits. Aim and Objectives This study aimed at evaluating suicide risk and its correlates in a sample of 40 substance users and 40 control subjects. Methods The severity of the addiction problem among substance users was assessed using Addiction Severity Index (ASI). Beck Suicide Inventory (BSI), DSM-5 Brief Personality Inventory (PID-5 BF) and Barrat’s Impulsivity Scale-11 were applied to both groups. Results The study showed that patients with SUDs had a higher suicide risk when compared with controls (P<0.05). They also showed higher impulsivity scores (P<0.05) and personality trait disorders (P<0.001) when compared with controls, particularly in antagonism (P<0.001), disinhibition (P<0.001), negative affect (P<0.05) and psychoticism (P<0.05). Conclusions Pathological personality traits may be associated with increased risk of suicide in patients with SUDs. ER -