Personalities of Addicts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13647824 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hardin A Collins (St. Louis University, Veterans Administration Hospital, St. Louis, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 603-608 |
| Publication date | 1979-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1979.44.2.603 |
| PMID | 461653 |
| OpenAlex | W2161936927 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
To investigate personality types among a group of drug abusers participating in a VA voluntary treatment program MMPI profiles were obtained for 59 male veterans. Three most frequently appearing types were obtained. The results suggest that these veterans are not a unique group of drug abusers. They are similar to classifications of 40 years ago
Addiction · Drug · Drug abuser · Drug addict · Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory · Personality · Personality psychology · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |