Using the personality assessment inventory to predict male offenders' conduct during and progression through substance abuse treatment

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 216-225

  Magyar, Melissa S ^a   Edens, John F ^a   Lilienfeld, Scott O ^b   Douglas, Kevin S ^c,d   Poythress, Norman G ^e   Skeem, Jennifer L ^f  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Interpersonal style; Personality assessment inventory; Substance abuse; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCREMENTAL VALIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT INVENTORY; PREDICTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDITY; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; HUMAN RELATION; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PRISON; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CRIMINALS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRISONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863097239     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025359     Document Type: Article

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