Personality characteristics of alcoholics and drug addicts in a merged treatment program.
Groups of alcoholics and drug addicts in a mixed inpatient treatment facility were compared on personality characteristics by sex, age and type of drug. Sex and drug type showed few significant differences; however, age, regardless of drug or sex, proved to be significant on many personality variables.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001007:Anxiety; D002416:Cattell Personality Factor Questionnaire; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D007439:Introversion, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D012737:Sex Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*