Differences in temperament, character and psychopathology among subjects with different patterns of cannabis use

Psychopathology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-34

  Spalletta, Gianfranco ^a,c   Bria, Pietro ^b   Caltagirone, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cannabis abuse; Character dimensions; Dual diagnosis

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; PERSONALITY; SELF TRANSCENDENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TEMPERAMENT; TEMPERAMENT AND CHARACTER INVENTORY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CHARACTER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 33751296265     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096387     Document Type: Article

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