title: Personality characteristics of heroin addicts: a review of the empirical literature with critique--part I.
abstract: The empirical literature on personality characteristics of heroin addicts is reviewed. Studies using projective techniques, attribution theory, measures of needs values traits, and self-report inventories are summarized as they relate to heroin addicts. Summary statements are included in each section.
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D010551:Personality; D010556:Personality Tests; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D012917:Social Adjustment