MMPI diagnostic classification of substance abusers of the 1970s.
Retrospective analysis of the MMPI profiles of 160 substance abusers tested in the 1970s showed that 54% were classified as showing signs of characterological disorder, 32% thinking disturbance, and 9% emotional disturbance. Four percent of the profiles were asymptomatic. These findings are presented both to confirm the wider variety of psychopathology in substance abusers of the 1970s than earlier and to provide current researchers with comparative data.
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Psychology Department, St. John's University, Jamaica, New York 11439, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology; D010551:Personality / Q000145:classification*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000208:ethnology