Personality Characteristics of Servicemen Returned from Viet Nam Identified as Heroin Abusers

PETER T. HAMPTON and DONALD B. VOGELAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 130, Number 9

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.130.9.1031

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The psychiatric characteristics of a sample of Army enlisted men returning from Viet Nam identified as heroin abusers were examined by means of psychological testing. Marked heterogeneity of psychological test types was noted. The four most common diagnostic classfications were normal, conduct disorder, abnormal but of indeterminate diagnosis, and psychosis. In comparison with studies describing civilian addicts, the results of this study suggest less psychopathology and a lower incidence of sociopathy in these military drug abusers.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 130 • Number 9 • September 1973

Pages: 1031 - 1032

PubMed: 4146977

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Published in print: September 1973

Published online: 1 April 2006

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PETER T. HAMPTON

Montgeomery County Day Treatment Center of the Psychiatric Institute of Washington, Kensington, Md.

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DONALD B. VOGEL

Montgeomery County Day Treatment Center of the Psychiatric Institute of Washington, Kensington, Md.

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Personality Characteristics of Servicemen Returned from Viet Nam Identified as Heroin Abusers

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