@article{ref1,
title="Application of the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI) to adolescent drug abusers",
journal="Revista Medica de Chile",
year="2009",
author="Vinet, Eugenia V. and Faúndez, Ximena and Larraguibel, Marcela",
volume="137",
number="4",
pages="466-474",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Adolescence is the most vulnerable development stage to start drug abuse in our country. Moreover, adolescent personality may be an individual risk factor for drug abuse. AIM: To characterize the personality of adolescent drug abusers using the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI) and its Chilean norms. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Adolescents consulting in a mental health facility were studied. MACI was applied to 46 subjects, aged 16 +/- 1 years (30 males) with a history of drug abuse and compared with 58 peers aged 15 +/- 2 years (34 males) without such history. RESULTS: Male and female drug abuser adolescents had a transgressor type of personality. Males had a high degree of sociability and unrestrained sexuality while females present signs of sexual abuse, suicide risk, and a more severe personality disorder. CONCLUSIONS: The personality traits detected in this group of drug abuser adolescents using Chilean norms is similar to those detected abroad and should help to plan rehabilitation.<p /><p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="0034-9887",
doi="/S0034-98872009000400003",
url="http://dx.doi.org//S0034-98872009000400003"
}