Subtle/Obvious MMPI Scales Identify Attention Deficit Disorder Alcoholics

Horton, Arthur MacNeill; Vaeth, Jack M.; Koretzky, Martin B.; Shapiro, S; Civello, Cathleen; Anilare, Julaine

doi:10.3109/00207458908986249

International Journal of Neuroscience

1989

DOI: 10.3109/00207458908986249

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Subtle/Obvious MMPI Scales Identify Attention Deficit Disorder Alcoholics

Arthur MacNeill Horton

Jack M. Vaeth

Martin B. Koretzky³

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Abstract: Earlier research has demonstrated that alcoholics with or without attention deficit disorders, residual type (ADDRT) can be differentiated by Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) Clinical Scale Profiles. This study addressed the question of whether that differentiation was made by virtue of subtle or obvious aspects of the MMPI item pool. Groups of 30 of male alcoholics with or without ADDRT were individually matched on age and education variables. Statistically significant differences were found… Show more

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“…The first possibility was explored in a subsequent study by Horton, Vaeth, Koretzky, Shapiro, Civiello, and Anilane (1989). They explored subtle/obvious MMPI scale patterns and found differences on the D-0, Hy-S, Pd-0, Pa-S, Ma-0, Ma-S, and Es and A, special MMPI scales.…”

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Attention Deficit Disorder, Alcoholism, and Drug Abuse: MMPI Correlates

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1992

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Earlier research had demonstrated that alcoholics with attention deficit disorder residual type (ADDRT) differ from other alcoholics on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of drug abuse on the relationship of ADDRT and alcoholism as reflected on the MMPI. Groups of 48 male alcoholics, 28 ADDRT alcoholics, 25 ADDRT alcohol and drug abusers and 18 alcohol and drug abusers were all administered the MMPI. Significant differences were found between the alcoholic and ADDRT alcoholic groups on scales Pd, Sc, Si, F, and K. For the ADDRT alcohol and drug abusers versus the alcohol and drug abuser groups, they differed on scales K, Hs, D, Pd, Pa, Pt, Sc, Si, F, K, and L.

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1992

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Neuropsychological findings in adult attention deficit disorder: a pilot study

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1996

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Relatively little is known about neuropsychological deficits in adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). This paper presents data for a consecutive series of 11 adults diagnosed as having adult ADD. The sample had a mean age of 33 4 years (range=22-56) and mean education of 15 years (range=8-19) and included 5 women and 6 men All were Caucasians. A neuropsychological test battery was administered. The results suggested few neuropsychological deficits except in the initial acquisition of verbal information on the Logical Memory Subtest, the Wechsler Memory Scale, and the Category Test. When a subsample was examined using age-, education-and gender-corrected norms, there appeared to be a tendency to obtain borderline scores on part B of the Trail Making Test and Category Test, but normal scores on the Rhythm Test, Speech Sounds Perception Test and Finger Tapping Test. These findings argue for the neuropsychological evaluation of adults suspected of having ADD.

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Attention Deficits Disorder and Drug Abuse

Ahadpour

Horton

Vaeth

1993

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Recent research studies have attempted to explore various aspects of attention deficit disorder and substance abuser subtypes. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the effect of drug abuse on MMPI scale score profiles of alcoholics with or without attention deficit disorder symptoms. For the alcoholic group with ADDRT versus the alcoholic group with ADDRT and drug abuse there were no significant differences between the groups. The hypothesis that the factor of drug abuse would account for MMPI score differences between alcoholics with or without ADDRT failed to be supported. Regardless of whether or not the subject groups contained drug abusers or not, the ADDRT-diagnosed groups demonstrated clinically significant levels of psychopathology on the MMPI profiles. These results would suggest that the variable of ADDRT diagnosis is probably an important factor to consider in substance abuser populations.

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Subtle/Obvious MMPI Scales Identify Attention Deficit Disorder Alcoholics

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Attention Deficit Disorder, Alcoholism, and Drug Abuse: MMPI Correlates

Attention Deficit Disorder, Alcoholism, and Drug Abuse: MMPI Correlates

Neuropsychological findings in adult attention deficit disorder: a pilot study

Attention Deficits Disorder and Drug Abuse

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