A COMPARISON OF METHODS FOR ASSESSING SOCIOPATHY IN MALE AND FEMALE ALCOHOLICS

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作者
COONEY, NL
KADDEN, RM
LITT, MD
机构
[1] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT PSYCHIAT,NEW HAVEN,CT 06510
[2] VET ADM MED CTR,NEWINGTON,CT 06111
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JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL | 1990年 / 51卷 / 01期
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10.15288/jsa.1990.51.42
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R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];
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This study compared four methods for assessing sociopathy in alcoholics. A total of 79 male and 39 female inpatient alcoholics were administered the following scales: (1) the NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) which provides a DSM-III diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder (APD) and an antisocial symptom count; (2) the Hare Psychopathy Checklist; (3) the Socialization scale from the California Psychological Inventory (CPI-So); and (4) the MMPI-168 Psychopatic Deviate (Pd) scale. Factor analysis for the four continuous measures (DIS symptom count, Hare, CPI-So, MMPI-168 Pd) resulted in a one factor solution, implying that all four scales measure a single underlying construct. The CPI-So had the highest loading, indicating that this measure has the strongest degree of association with the underlying construct of sociopathy. Results of a discriminant function analysis indicated that only the CPI-So reliably discriminated between alcoholics diagnosed APD and non-APD by the DIS. These findings indicate that CPI-So is a valid and easily administered continuous measure of sociopathy in alcoholic patients.
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