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The use of the goldberg indices with alcoholics: A cautionary note
Author(s) -
O'Leary M. R.,
Chaney E. F.,
Brown L. S.,
Schuckit M. A.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197810)34:4<988::aid-jclp2270340434>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , neuroticism , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , personality , psychoanalysis
Applied Goldberg's (1972) regression equation for the classification of MMPI profiles to the MMPI profiles of 173 alcoholic male veterans. All S s also completed a detailed alcoholic life history questionnaire. It was hypothesized that there would be differences between the life history responses of those S s classified as sociopathic and those classified as normal, neurotic, or psychotic. However, analysis revealed no significant differences between the groups. This finding is discussed in terms of the relationship of life events to diagnosis and the validity of the use of Goldberg Indices with alcoholic patients.