TY - JOUR
T1 - Personality characteristics of treatment-seeking HIV+ pregnant drug dependent women
AU - Svikis, Dace S.
AU - Gorenstein, Sharon
AU - Paluzzi, Pat
AU - Fingerhood, Michael
N1 - Funding Information:
Dace S. Svikis and Sharon Gorenstein are affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Pat Paluzzi is affiliated with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Johns Hopkins Univerity School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Michael Fingerhood is affiliated with the Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Address correspondence to: Dace S. Svikis, PhD, Associate Professor, Center for Addiction and Pregnancy, The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue D-3-East, Baltimore, MD 21224. The authors wish to acknowledge the technical and statistical assistance of Roger Timpson. Data for the present study were collected as part of enhanced care of HIV+ pregnant drug dependent women. This program of care was funded by Ryan White-Title 1 from HRSA. Preliminary findings from this study were presented at the annual MMPI-2 conference in Minneapolis, MN (July, 1994).
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PY - 1998/9/24
Y1 - 1998/9/24
N2 - Pregnant, drug dependent women present for treatment with a variety of medical and psychosocial issues. When medical sequelae include HIV infection, effective medical and psychoso-cial management is essential for both mother and fetus/infant. To better understand and characterize this high-risk population, the present study examined personality features and psychopathology in a sample of HIV+, pregnant, drug dependent women. Personality was assessed using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Revised (MMPI-2). The mean MMPI-2 codetype, (6–8), although relatively rare in standard drug treatment settings, characterized nearly one-fifth of study participants. The 6–8 codetype is typically associated with unusual thought processes, feelings of hostility and suspiciousness as well as apathy, which may mask symptoms of nervousness, anxiety and depression. Treatment implications of study findings are discussed.
AB - Pregnant, drug dependent women present for treatment with a variety of medical and psychosocial issues. When medical sequelae include HIV infection, effective medical and psychoso-cial management is essential for both mother and fetus/infant. To better understand and characterize this high-risk population, the present study examined personality features and psychopathology in a sample of HIV+, pregnant, drug dependent women. Personality was assessed using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Revised (MMPI-2). The mean MMPI-2 codetype, (6–8), although relatively rare in standard drug treatment settings, characterized nearly one-fifth of study participants. The 6–8 codetype is typically associated with unusual thought processes, feelings of hostility and suspiciousness as well as apathy, which may mask symptoms of nervousness, anxiety and depression. Treatment implications of study findings are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1300/J069v17n03_08
DO - 10.1300/J069v17n03_08
M3 - Article
C2 - 9789162
AN - SCOPUS:0031787943
SN - 1055-0887
VL - 17
SP - 91
EP - 111
JO - Journal of Addictive Diseases
JF - Journal of Addictive Diseases
IS - 3
ER -