Personality and Psychopathology of Drug Addicts in Puerto Rico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13673177 |
|---|---|
| Authors | José Luis Porrata (Centro Caribeño de Estudios Postgraduados, San Juan, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, corresponding author), Abraham Rosa (0000-0002-0269-2632, Centro Caribeño de Estudios Postgraduados, San Juan, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 275-280 |
| Publication date | 2000-02-01 |
| 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/pr0.2000.86.1.275 |
| PMID | 10778280 |
| OpenAlex | W2017204170 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
Drug abuse is one of the most pressing sociomedical problems of society. The purpose of this study was to examine the personality and psychopathology of addicts. 229 addicts in treatment programs scored high on Neuroticism and on the Lie Scale and low on Psychoticism and Extraversion on the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire for Puerto Rico. An Addiction Scale, based on a factor analysis, showed a high component of Neuroticism items
Addiction · Big Five personality traits · Drug addict · Extraversion and introversion · Eysenck Personality Questionnaire · Neuroticism · Personality · Psychiatry · Psychopathology · Psychoticism · Substance abuse · Clinical Psychology · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2003 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |