title: MMPI comparisons of Hispanic- and white-American veterans seeking treatment for alcoholism.
abstract: Scores of 29 Hispanic- and 46 white-American alcoholics, who voluntarily sought psychiatric treatment for their alcoholism, were compared on the MMPI. It was hypothesized that Hispanic-American alcoholics would be better adjusted than white alcoholics on the validity and clinical scales of the MMPI. The hypothesis was supported, with Hispanic-Americans obtaining significantly lower scores than white veterans on the Pd, Mf, and Si scales. Hispanic and white patients did not differ on the remaining MMPI scales. The mean two-point code for Hispanic subjects was 2-8 (Depression-Schizophrenia) and for white patients 8-2 (Schizophrenia-Depression).
authors.affiliation: Department of Counselor Education, San Diego State University, CA 92182-0162.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Velasquez
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Callahan
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D011594:Psychometrics; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*