Profiles of Alcoholics According to the SCL-90-R: A Confirmative Study
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of the Addictions
- Vol. 27 (11), 1267-1282
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10826089209047349
Abstract
The Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) has often been used in studies of alcoholic populations. Based on findings reported in the literature and data gathered on 712 alcoholics in treatment, this paper investigates the general trends in the responses of alcoholics to the SCL-90-R. On global measures as well as on each of the symptom scales, the scores of alcoholic groups reveal a symptomatology two to five times as severe as that observed in the general population. The Psychoticism dimension shows the most marked divergence with the general population. In almost each of the study groups, the Depression Scale registers the highest scores, followed by Obsessive-Compulsive, Interpersonal Sensitivity, and Anxiety.Keywords
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