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MCMI comparisons of cocaine abusers and heroin addicts
(Comparaison des cocaïnomanes et des héroïnomanes par le MCMI)
Auteur(s) :
CRAIG, R. J. ;
OLSON, R. E.
Année
1990
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
0021-9762
Refs biblio. :
27
Domaine :
Drogues illicites
Discipline :
PSY (Psychopathologie / Psychopathology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
COCAINE
;
HEROINE
;
ETIOLOGIE
;
STRUCTURE DE LA PERSONNALITE
;
PSYCHOLOGIE
;
TEST
;
COMPARAISON
Note générale :
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1990, 46, 230-237
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
Description de l'application du test MCMI (Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory) à la population toxicomane; hypothèses et résultats de quelques recherches antérieures; application du test afin de comparer la structure de la personnalité des cocaïnomanes et des héroïnomanes. Analyse des résultats; les deux groupes semblent plutôt similaires, ce qui contredit la théorie pharmacodynamique sur la toxicomanie
ENGLISH :
Cocaine addicts (N=107) and opiate addicts (N=86) in treatment for drug abuse were compared on the MCMI. Univariate analyses revealed that cocaine abusers showed more traits of the antisocial personality style, whereas heroin addicts evinced more problems with anxiety and somatic distress, probably related to residual problems of withdrawal, and alcohol abuse. Multivariate analyses revealed four distinct clusters (MCMI patterns 456', 865', 56', and 8') that aligned by underlying personality style and clinical syndrome expression rather than by drug of choice. Ideographic analyses further demonstrated consistencies in prevalence rates of DSM-III-R personality disorders. Results do not support the pharmacodynamic theory of drug abuse. It was concluded that the similarities in personality between these two groups are greater than their differences (Author's abstract)
Description de l'application du test MCMI (Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory) à la population toxicomane; hypothèses et résultats de quelques recherches antérieures; application du test afin de comparer la structure de la personnalité des cocaïnomanes et des héroïnomanes. Analyse des résultats; les deux groupes semblent plutôt similaires, ce qui contredit la théorie pharmacodynamique sur la toxicomanie
ENGLISH :
Cocaine addicts (N=107) and opiate addicts (N=86) in treatment for drug abuse were compared on the MCMI. Univariate analyses revealed that cocaine abusers showed more traits of the antisocial personality style, whereas heroin addicts evinced more problems with anxiety and somatic distress, probably related to residual problems of withdrawal, and alcohol abuse. Multivariate analyses revealed four distinct clusters (MCMI patterns 456', 865', 56', and 8') that aligned by underlying personality style and clinical syndrome expression rather than by drug of choice. Ideographic analyses further demonstrated consistencies in prevalence rates of DSM-III-R personality disorders. Results do not support the pharmacodynamic theory of drug abuse. It was concluded that the similarities in personality between these two groups are greater than their differences (Author's abstract)
Affiliation :
W. Side V. A. Med. Ctr, 820 S. Damen Ave., Chicago, IL 60612
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.