1999
Factor Replicability and Validity of the Temperament and Character Inventory in Substance Dependent Patients
Ball S, Tennen H, Kranzler H. Factor Replicability and Validity of the Temperament and Character Inventory in Substance Dependent Patients. Psychological Assessment 1999, 11: 514-524. DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.11.4.514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOriginal factor structureCharacter InventoryFactor structureRelated personality dimensionsHigh Novelty SeekingSubstance-dependent patientsHarm avoidancePsychopathology indicatorsNovelty seekingCommunity sampleSelf-TranscendencePersonality dimensionsDependent individualsSubstance useTemperamentReliable factorsOutpatient alcoholFactor replicabilityOpioid-dependent individualsPredictable wayClinical samplesInventoryIndividualsValiditySeeking
1998
Personality disorder and dimension differences between type A and type B substance abusers.
Ball S, Kranzler H, Tennen H, Poling J, Rounsaville B. Personality disorder and dimension differences between type A and type B substance abusers. Journal Of Personality Disorders 1998, 12: 1-12. PMID: 9573515, DOI: 10.1521/pedi.1998.12.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonality disorderSubtype differencesSubstance abusersType BDSM-IV personality disordersGreater psychosocial impairmentSevere substance abuseType APremorbid risk factorsNormal personality dimensionsOutpatient alcoholRisk factorsPsychosocial impairmentPsychiatric symptomsSevere symptomsType A/Type B distinctionSubstance abuseDisordersAntisocial personalitySymptomsAbusersB distinctionInpatientsDifferencesImpairment