Sensitivity of MCMI-III Scales T (drugs) and B (alcohol) in detecting substance abuse

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1385-1393

  Craig, Robert J ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Inst Adv Stud Personality P   (United States)

^c JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

MCMI III; Personality disorders; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0030984019     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089709039384     Document Type: Article

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