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Personality profiles of hospitalized pathological gamblers: The California Personality Inventory

Personality profiles of hospitalized pathological gamblers: The California Personality Inventory Studies of the personality of the pathological gambler have consisted primarily of case reports and findings on the MMPI. This article presents data on a sample of 70 pathological gamblers, 70 alcoholics in treatment, and 70 medical/surgical controls on the California Personality Inventory (CPI). Gamblers and alcoholics differed significantly from hospitalized controls on a number of scales, particularly on measures of socialization, ego control, and flexibility. Differences between the gamblers and alcoholics were few, with a trend for the alcoholics to be similar to the gamblers and intermediate between the other two groups. Implications for the treatment of the pathological gambler are discussed. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Clinical Psychology Wiley

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Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 1987 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
0021-9762
eISSN
1097-4679
DOI
10.1002/1097-4679(198709)43:5<521::AID-JCLP2270430516>3.0.CO;2-Q
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Abstract

Studies of the personality of the pathological gambler have consisted primarily of case reports and findings on the MMPI. This article presents data on a sample of 70 pathological gamblers, 70 alcoholics in treatment, and 70 medical/surgical controls on the California Personality Inventory (CPI). Gamblers and alcoholics differed significantly from hospitalized controls on a number of scales, particularly on measures of socialization, ego control, and flexibility. Differences between the gamblers and alcoholics were few, with a trend for the alcoholics to be similar to the gamblers and intermediate between the other two groups. Implications for the treatment of the pathological gambler are discussed.

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Journal of Clinical PsychologyWiley

Published: Sep 1, 1987

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