MMPI-168 profiles of male narcotic addicts by ethnic group and city.
MMPI-168 profiles were obtained on 225 male narcotic addicts who were attending methadone maintenance clinics in Baltimore and New York City during 1983 and 1984. Data were collected on Black and White (Anglo, other than Hispanic) addicts in Baltimore and on Black, Hispanic, and White addicts in New York City. In general, the profiles indicated high levels of psychopathology, with particularly high elevations on the F, D, PD, PT, and Sc scales. Consistent across cities and in agreement with earlier findings, profiles of Whites indicated somewhat more maladjustment than those for Blacks, while the profiles of Hispanics displayed essentially the same levels of disturbance as those for Whites. Comparisons by city revealed greater deviance for New York City subjects, a finding more evident among Whites than among Blacks.
Shaffer
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Nurco
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Hanlon
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Kinlock
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Duszynski
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Stephenson
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D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008396:Maryland; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009519:New York City; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014505:Urban Population
D008691:Methadone