title: A cross-validation of MMPI-2 substance abuse scales.
abstract: We evaluated the efficacy of the Addiction Potential Scale (APS) and the Addiction Acknowledgement Scale (AAS), two new scales designed to assess substance abuse problems with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2), in samples from settings different from those used in their development. Results replicate earlier findings that both scales discriminate between psychiatric and substance abuse samples and do so more effectively than other substance abuse scales designed for use with the MMPI and carried over to the MMPI-2. Results also suggest that APS may be more resistant than AAS to response distortion.
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Weed
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Butcher
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arredondo
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs