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Peer reviewedConley, James J.; Kammeier, Mary L. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1980
Seven Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) items distinguish alcoholics in treatment from normals and psychiatric patients. These items have substantial face validity. MMPI scales developed as screening devices for alcoholism did not discriminate the alcoholics in treatment and the psychiatric patients as strongly as did these seven…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Clinical Diagnosis, Discriminant Analysis, Item Analysis
Peer reviewedConnors, John K. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1979
Presents a systematic approach, using the most reliable and valid instruments available, allowing a clinician to quickly and accurately diagnose or rule out the presence of alcoholism in a client. Accurate diagnosis allows proper treatment of this disorder, affecting about 6.7 percent of all people. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Allied Health Personnel
