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. 1987 Sep;43(5):521-7.
doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(198709)43:5<521::aid-jclp2270430516>3.0.co;2-q.

Personality profiles of hospitalized pathological gamblers: the California Personality Inventory

R A McCormick  1 , J Taber, N Kruedelbach, A Russo
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Personality profiles of hospitalized pathological gamblers: the California Personality Inventory

R A McCormick et al. J Clin Psychol. 1987 Sep.

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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