Personality disorder and dimension differences between Type A and Type B substance abusers

Journal of Personality Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-12

  Ball, Samuel A ^a   Kranzler, Henry R ^b   Tennen, Howard ^b   Poling, James C ^b   Rounsaville, Bruce J ^b  

^a Pizer Clinical Research Unit   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHIATRY; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOIDISM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TYPE A BEHAVIOR; TYPE B BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031956572     PISSN: 0885579X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/pedi.1998.12.1.1     Document Type: Article

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