Personality Characteristics of Adolescents with Hallucinogen, Methamphetamine, and Cannabis Dependence: A Comparative Study
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse December 5, 2005 Glen A. Palmer, Doyle D. Daiss 14 citations
Adolescents in residential substance abuse treatment who reported hallucinogens, cannabis, or methamphetamine as their drug of choice showed some personality differences on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A). Those in the hallucinogen group scored significantly higher than the cannabis group on scales measuring hypochondriasis, schizophrenia, and bizarre mentation, as well as on the infrequency scale. The methamphetamine group's scores did not differ significantly from either of the other groups. The findings suggest that personality assessment may help differentiate adolescents dependent on different substances, though sample sizes were small.