Alcoholics and opiate addicts. Comparison of personality characteristics.
Compared with opiate addicts, alcoholics scored higher on the Hs (hypochondriasis), D (depression), Hy (hysteria). A (anxiety) and MacAndrew Scales of the MMPI and lower on the K (defensiveness). Ma (activity) and Es (ego strength) scales, but age was the most powerful discriminator between the two groups.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality