title: Personality and behavior patterns of heroin-dependent American servicemen in Thailand.
abstract: The authors compared a groups of heroin-dependent American servicemen stationed in Thailand with a matched control groups of men not dependent on heroin. The data gathered regarding social history, attitudes, work record, previous drug use, personality, and intelligence show significant differences between the heroin-dependent men and the control group in four areas: intelligence, work record, number of years of schooling and number of drug used before using heroin. The data suggest that many of the heroin-dependent men had difficulties related to a distant or negative relationship to their fathers; however, in contrast to previous studies of heroin addicts, they do not confirm a relationship between heroin dependence and any particular personality pattern.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004522:Educational Status; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D003932:Heroin / Q000652:urine; D006556:Heroin Dependence; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010551:Personality; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases; D012917:Social Adjustment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications; D013785:Thailand; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population; D014937:Work
chemical_list: D003932:Heroin