Cluster analysis of MMPI scales of patients involuntarily committed for chemical dependency treatment.
This study investigated empirical clusters of MMPI scale T scores for 186 men and 112 women involuntarily committed to a chemical dependency unit of a state psychiatric hospital. Ward's method of cluster analysis produced six clusters which were similar to those reported in other cluster-analytic studies of alcoholics but with a prominent increase in Scale 6 elevations. Average profiles for the six clusters were Spike 6, 6-2-8-4, within normal limits (Clusters 3 and 4), and 2-6-8-3-4-1-9. Results are discussed in terms of treatment planning for this population.
Hall
J E
JE
Clemson University, SC.
Williams
J G
JG
Button
K
K
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005260:Female; D006285:Health Planning; D006760:Hospitalization; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation