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Peer reviewedViney, Linda L.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
Interviewed drug addicts (N=60) in treatment and recorded descriptions of their lives. Compared their scores on a measure of anxiety with those of two other groups of people matched for sex and age. The chief element differentiating the groups was shame. Addicts expressed more guilt, loneliness, and vague worries. (BH)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Drug Addiction, Foreign Countries
