SYMPTOM PROFILES OF "DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE" OFFENDERS REFERRED FOR ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT

The SCL-90-R inventory was administered to 290 men arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol. A modal profile analysis was conducted to determine whether or not men displayed similar symptom profiles. Three distinct symptom profile shapes were identified: (1) paranoid, (2) somatic, and (3) obsessive-depressed. The importance of the three syndromes for treating DUI offenders is discussed.

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  Elsevier Scientific Publishers Ireland Limited

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  Limerick,   Ireland 
• Authors:
  • Steer, R A
• Publication Date: 1982-11

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 165-170
• Serial:
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 2-3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0376-8716
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03768716

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholism; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Mental disorders; Physical condition; Psychological aspects
• Uncontrolled Terms: Profiles; Symptoms
• Old TRIS Terms: Psychiatric abnormalities
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395335
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 919
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM