Discriminative validity of the MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale with cluster B personality disorders

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 801-813

  Smith, Steven R ^a   Hilsenroth, Mark J ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale; MMPI 2; Personality disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACANDREW ALCOHOLISM SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY DISORDER; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MMPI; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034996270     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.1050     Document Type: Article

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