title: Temperament and character inventory (TCI) personality profile in metamphetamine abusers: a controlled study.
abstract: We applied the temperament and character inventory (TCI) personality questionnaire in 41 inpatients dependent on metamphetamine, and 35 controls. Novelty seeking, harm avoidance and self-transcendence were significantly higher, and persistence, self-directedness and cooperativeness were significantly lower in the patients than in the healthy volunteers. The detected differences may be important for prevention and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Charles University School of Medicine, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. hosak@ifhk.cuni.cz
authors.forename: Ladislav
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hosák
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Preiss
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Halír
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cermáková
authors.forename: Ladislav
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Csémy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002605:Character; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013694:Temperament