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Table 7 Association between alexithymia and personality disorders

From: Mood regulation, alexithymia, and personality disorders in female patients with opioid use disorders

Among cases

Moderate alexithymia

Alexithymia

Fisher exact test

N

%

N

%

p value

sig.

Avoidant

No

3

17.6%

14

82.4%

1

NS

Yes

2

15.4%

11

84.6%

Dependent

No

5

21.7%

18

78.3%

0.304

NS

Yes

0

0.0%

7

100.0%

Obsessive

No

4

22.2%

14

77.8%

0.622

NS

Yes

1

8.3%

11

91.7%

Paranoid

No

2

20.0%

8

80.0%

1

NS

Yes

3

15.0%

17

85.0%

Schizotypal

No

3

15.0%

17

85.0%

1

NS

Yes

2

20.0%

8

80.0%

Schizoid

No

5

31.3%

11

68.8%

0.045

NS

Yes

0

0.0%

14

100.0%

Histrionic

No

4

16.0%

21

84.0%

1

NS

Yes

1

20.0%

4

80.0%

Narcissist

No

2

25.0%

6

75.0%

0.589

NS

Yes

3

13.6%

19

86.4%

Borderline

No

2

25.0%

6

75.0%

0.589

NS

Yes

3

13.6%

19

86.4%

Antisocial

No

2

11.8%

15

88.2%

0.628

NS

Yes

3

23.1%

10

76.9%

Personality

Single Personality

0

0.0%

2

100.0%

1.000

NS

Multiple Personality

5

17.9%

23

82.1%

  1. NS non-significant, S significant