Table 6

Untreated and treated women with resolved alcohol use disorders (AUD). Personality traits measured with the Karolinska Scales of Personality (KSP) in a pooled sample (N = 1,339) reported as T-scores (transformed scores with a mean of 50 and one standard deviation for the reference population) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).

Women with resolved AUD Untreated (n = 100)

Women with resolved AUD Treated (n = 23)

Mean

CI

Mean

CI

Somatic anxiety*

53.7

51.3–56.1

61.1

54.6–67.7

Psychic anxiety*

51.8

49.8–53.8

57.0

50.8–63.1

Muscular tension*

52.0

49.8–54.1

58.9

52.6–65.3

Psychastenia

51.8

49.6–53.9

55.7

51.4–59.9

Inhibition of aggression

50.7

48.8–52.6

51.4

47.3–55.5

Impulsiveness

53.9

51.8–56.1

56.1

51.4–60.9

Monotony avoidance

52.1

50.2–54.0

54.8

48.6–60.9

Detachment

51.3

49.3–53.4

51.1

46.3–55.9

Socialization

40.9

38.4–43.4

39.9

33.9–45.8

Social desirability

50.6

48.5–52.6

53.8

48.2–59.4

Verbal aggression

51.7

49.7–53.7

54.8

50.2–59.3

Indirect aggression

51.8

50.0–53.6

53.7

49.4–58.1

Irritability*

52.4

50.3–52.7

57.6

52.7–62.4

Guilt*

50.6

48.5–52.7

57.5

52.5–62.5

Suspicion

52.1

49.8–54.4

54.1

49.1–59.1

*p < 0.05, (two sample t-test, df = 121)

Östlund et al. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2007 2:24   doi:10.1186/1747-597X-2-24