The Journal of Psychology · 1977 · 68 citations · 18 references
Social SciencesPsychiatryPsychologyAddiction PsychiatryPsychometricsSubstance Use DisordersAddictionAddiction AssessmentAlcohol DependenceAlcohol Use DisorderDrug DependencePsychological TestingAlcohol Intoxication Severity AssessmentBehavioral Health Screening ToolsDependence Severity MeasurementDrug Use History AssessmentIntoxication Differential DiagnosisSubstance Use ScreeningValidated Screening Instruments
MMPI Form R answer sheets of 222 successive black and white male inpatients referred for psychological testing in a VA general medical and surgical hospital were scored on the MacAndrew Alcoholism and the Cavior Heroin Addiction Scales. The MacAndrew Scale with 74% accuracy provided a practical screening device for identifying alcoholics. It did not significantly differentiate patients with a history of drug abuse from patients with a history of alcoholism. The Cavior He Scale was not so valid a screening device for identifying drug addicted patients in our total population. Each scale in a special way seems to be measuring a "general addictive propensity."
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