Psychopathology and personality traits associated with driving while intoxicated in Beijing, China: Implications for interventions

• Published in: The American journal on addictions Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 374 - 378
• Main Authors: Zhao, Rong‐Jiang, Sun, Wei, Zhang, Li‐Li, Bao, Yan‐Ping, Huang, Liang, Dong, Ping, Zhou, Shuang‐Jiang, Wang, Zhi‐Qing, Kosten, Thomas R., Sun, Hong‐Qiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Alcoholism - epidemiology; Beijing - epidemiology; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Driving Under the Influence - psychology; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; MMPI; Personality; Risk-Taking; Young Adult

Background and Objectives Driving while intoxicated (DWI) represents an area of grave concern in China, yet little research has focused on it or on the personality traits and psychiatric disorders among these drivers. Methods We enrolled 325 of 382 residents charged with DWI in a compulsory detentio...