2013
Personality disorders as maladaptive, extreme variants of normal personality: borderline personality disorder and neuroticism in a substance using sample.
Samuel DB, Carroll KM, Rounsaville BJ, Ball SA. Personality disorders as maladaptive, extreme variants of normal personality: borderline personality disorder and neuroticism in a substance using sample. Journal Of Personality Disorders 2013, 27: 625-35. PMID: 24044664, PMCID: PMC4125199, DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2013.27.5.625.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
An Expert Consensus Approach to Relating the Proposed DSM-5 Types and Traits
Samuel DB, Lynam DR, Widiger TA, Ball SA. An Expert Consensus Approach to Relating the Proposed DSM-5 Types and Traits. Personality Disorders Theory Research And Treatment 2012, 3: 1-16. PMID: 22448858, DOI: 10.1037/a0023787.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Reasons for dropout from drug abuse treatment: Symptoms, personality, and motivation
Ball SA, Carroll KM, Canning-Ball M, Rounsaville BJ. Reasons for dropout from drug abuse treatment: Symptoms, personality, and motivation. Addictive Behaviors 2005, 31: 320-330. PMID: 15964152, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbuse treatmentMaladaptive personality functioningSelf-reported assessment dataSubstance abuse treatmentDrug abuse treatmentPersonality functioningClient motivationSubjective reasonsParticipants' symptomsSubstance abuseDropout risk factorsPrevious researchClient's perspectiveMotivationProgram staffOutpatient treatmentEarly attritionAssessment dataDropoutRisk factorsPersonalityFunctioningReengagementSymptomsAbuse
2003
Personality, substance of choice, and polysubstance involvement among substance dependent patients
Conway KP, Kane RJ, Ball SA, Poling JC, Rounsaville BJ. Personality, substance of choice, and polysubstance involvement among substance dependent patients. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2003, 71: 65-75. PMID: 12821207, DOI: 10.1016/s0376-8716(03)00068-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Personality, Temperament, and Character Dimensions and the DSM–IV Personality Disorders in Substance Abusers
Ball S, Tennen H, Poling J, Kranzler H, Rounsaville B. Personality, Temperament, and Character Dimensions and the DSM–IV Personality Disorders in Substance Abusers. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 1997, 106: 545-553. PMID: 9358685, DOI: 10.1037/0021-843x.106.4.545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA 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
1994
A Sibling Study of Sensation Seeking and Opiate Addiction
KOSTEN T, BALL S, ROUNSAVILLE B. A Sibling Study of Sensation Seeking and Opiate Addiction. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1994, 182: 284-289. PMID: 10678310, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199405000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research