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Personality risk factors for cocaine abuse.

Author(s) -

William R. Yates,

A I Fulton,

Jaelyn Gabel,

Clint Brass

Publication year - 1989

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.79.7.891

Subject(s) - cocaine abuse , personality , cocaine use , alcohol abuse , clinical psychology , psychiatry , odds ratio , substance abuse , psychology , odds , big five personality traits , medicine , logistic regression , social psychology

To evaluate the role of personality in cocaine abuse, 59 adults meeting DSM-III criteria for cocaine abuse were compared to similar-aged non-cocaine alcohol abusers and community controls on a DSM-III measure of personality. Cocaine abusers were more likely than non-cocaine alcohol abusers to display narcissistic personality traits (Odds ratio 6.86, 95% CI = 4.52, 15.60). (Am J Public Health 1989; 79:891-892.

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