The comparison of alcohol or substance abuse between controlled individuals and type d personality

The main purpose of the study was to compare individuals with Alcohol or substance abuse diagnoses in terms of having type D personality of healthy controls. The sample of the study consisted of 120 individuals, 60 alcohol or substance abuse patients and 60 healthy individuals. Dependence profile was calculated by Clinical Form (Bapi-k), Type D Personality Scale (DS14) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The data obtained in the study were analyze dusing SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) for Windows 22.0 program. Number, percentage, mean, Standard deviation were used as descriptive statistical methods in the evaluation of the data. The t-test was used to compare quantitative continuous data between two independent groups. The relationship between group variable swastested by chi-square analysis. Pearson correlation analysis was appliedamong the continuous variables of the study. According to there sults of the study, a significant relationship was found between alcohol or substance abuse and type D personality structure (X2 = 5,911, p = 0,012 <0.05). Having Type D personality The Beck depression scores of people who had alcohol or substance abuse were found to be significantly higher than those who did not have type D personality. Inaddition to this, there was a significant difference between the persons with diagnosis of type D personality and persons without diagnosis of type D personality in terms of addiction severity, suicide story and education level. According to people diagnosed with type D personality, people without diagnosis of personality type D; addiction severity was higher, suicide story was higher and education levels were lower. It was determined that the type D personality structure was seen more frequently in healthy individuals than in those who had alcohol or substance abuse. Type D personality affects the clinical course negatively. Keywords: Alcohol or substance abuse, Type D personality, Depression.