Journal article
Personality, substance of choice, and polysubstance involvement among substance dependent patients
Drug and alcohol dependence, v 71(1), 65
20 Jul 2003
PMID: 12821207
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Abstract
The authors compared the association of several personality traits, drug of choice, and polysubstance involvement in 325 individuals (44% male) receiving treatment for substance dependence on heroin, cocaine, and/or alcohol. Measures included the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R, the MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale (MAC), the socialization scale of the California Psychological Inventory (CPI-Soc), the novelty seeking dimension of the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI-NS), and the conscientiousness domain of the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-C). Analyses adjusted for demographic covariates, affective and antisocial personality disorder, and substance dependence severity. Although scant evidence supported the hypothesis that these personality traits were associated with substance choice, CPI-Soc and MAC were associated linearly with the extent of polysubstance involvement. Also, patients who were dependent on two or more substances displayed higher levels of TCI-NS, CPI-Soc, and MAC. Findings implicate an association between behavioral disinhibition and a continuum of addiction defined primarily in terms of polysubstance involvement.
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- Title
- Personality, substance of choice, and polysubstance involvement among substance dependent patients
- Creators
- Kevin P Conway - National Institute on Drug AbuseRobert J Kane - American UniversitySamuel A Ball - VA Connecticut Healthcare SystemJames C Poling - VA Connecticut Healthcare SystemBruce J Rounsaville - VA Connecticut Healthcare System
- Publication Details
- Drug and alcohol dependence, v 71(1), 65
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ireland Ltd
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Criminology and Justice Studies
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000184056700008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0038042223
- Other Identifier
- 991021862340704721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychiatry
- Substance Abuse