title: [Application of the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI) to adolescent drug abusers].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Adolescence is the most vulnerable development stage to start drug abuse in our country. Moreover, adolescent personality may be an individual risk factor for drug abuse.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To characterize the personality of adolescent drug abusers using the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI) and its Chilean norms.
  
  
  METHODS
  Adolescents consulting in a mental health facility were studied. MACI was applied to 46 subjects, aged 16 +/- 1 years (30 males) with a history of drug abuse and compared with 58 peers aged 15 +/- 2 years (34 males) without such history.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Male and female drug abuser adolescents had a transgressor type of personality. Males had a high degree of sociability and unrestrained sexuality while females present signs of sexual abuse, suicide risk, and a more severe personality disorder.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The personality traits detected in this group of drug abuser adolescents using Chilean norms is similar to those detected abroad and should help to plan rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile. evinet@ufro.cl
authors.forename: Eugenia V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Vinet
authors.forename: Ximena
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Faúndez
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Larraguibel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult