2005
Substance abuse and personality disorders in homeless drop-in center clients: symptom severity and psychotherapy retention in a randomized clinical trial
Ball SA, Cobb-Richardson P, Connolly AJ, Bujosa CT, O'Neall TW. Substance abuse and personality disorders in homeless drop-in center clients: symptom severity and psychotherapy retention in a randomized clinical trial. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2005, 46: 371-379. PMID: 16122538, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAmbulatory CareCrimeFemaleHumansIll-Housed PersonsInterpersonal RelationsMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPersonality DisordersPsychologyPsychotherapyRetention, PsychologySeverity of Illness IndexSocial BehaviorSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsPsychiatric symptomsPersonality disorderPsychosocial impairmentSubstance abuse relapse preventionHomeless dropSignificant psychiatric symptomsRandomized clinical trialsCluster B personality disordersMental health servicesB personality disordersTherapy retentionPrimary outcomePersonality disorder symptomsSubstance abuse counselingClinical trialsTreatment responsePsychotherapy retentionHealth servicesRelapse preventionPsychosocial problemsSymptom severitySubstance abuseSymptomsSubstance abusersC disorders
2001
Reliability of Personality Disorder Symptoms and Personality Traits in Substance-Dependent Inpatients
Ball S, Rounsaville B, Tennen H, Kranzler H. Reliability of Personality Disorder Symptoms and Personality Traits in Substance-Dependent Inpatients. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2001, 110: 341-352. PMID: 11358028, DOI: 10.1037/0021-843x.110.2.341.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
A Five-Factor Model of Personality and Addiction, Psychiatric, and AIDS Risk Severity in Pregnant and Postpartum Cocaine Misusers
Ball S, Schottenfeld R. A Five-Factor Model of Personality and Addiction, Psychiatric, and AIDS Risk Severity in Pregnant and Postpartum Cocaine Misusers. Substance Use & Misuse 1997, 32: 25-41. PMID: 9044535, DOI: 10.3109/10826089709027295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFive-factor measureZuckerman-Kuhlman Personality QuestionnaireFive-factor modelPsychiatric symptomsOutpatient treatment programBeck Depression InventoryNeuroticism-AnxietyPersonality dimensionsPersonality QuestionnaireAddiction Severity IndexSample of womenAddiction severityDifferent subscalesTreatment programSymptom severityAIDS risk behaviorsPersonalityDepression InventoryCocaine misusersRisk behaviorsPowerful predictor