title: Personality, psychopathology, and demographic correlates of medical vs behavioral reasons for referral in alcoholic men.
abstract: The personality, psychopathological, and demographic differences between 330 alcoholic men referred for behavioral problems and 104 alcoholic men referred for medical problems were examined. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 indicated that those referred for behavioral problems showed more antisocial characteristics, while those referred for medical reasons had more subjective distress, were more highly introverted, and showed greater somatic preoccupation. Hispanic alcoholic men had a significantly higher proportion of medical referrals than Caucasian and African-American alcoholic men.
authors.affiliation: California School of Professional Psychology-Fresno, Alliant International University, CA 93727-2014, USA.
authors.forename: Laurina M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Donald I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Templer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002140:California; D015897:Comorbidity; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers