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The Personality Assessment Inventory Alcohol Scale in Veterans With PTSD: Convergent and Discriminant Relations With the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.

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Blalock, DV; Wilson, SM; Dedert, EA; Clancy, CP; Hertzberg, MA; Beckham, JC; Calhoun, PS
Published in: Assessment
June 2020

In this study, we examined the validity of the Personality Assessment Inventory Alcohol (ALC) scale in 736 male veterans presenting for formal evaluation of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The ALC scale exhibited convergence with other measures of alcohol problems, and this convergence was similar for veterans with and without formal PTSD diagnosis. When predicting alcohol consumption via the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), the ALC scale also displayed substantial incremental validity over the effects of demographics and MMPI-2 MacAndrew Alcohol Scale. Using a standard alcohol consumption cut score on the AUDIT, the ALC scale displayed good specificity and (generally) good sensitivity across three common cut scores. PTSD severity did not significantly affect the association between the ALC composite and alcohol consumption via the AUDIT. Taken together, results suggested that the ALC can provide valid assessment of alcohol use among treatment seeking veterans.

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Assessment

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EISSN

1552-3489

Publication Date

June 2020

Volume

27

Issue

4

Start / End Page

719 / 727

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Personality Inventory
  • Personality Assessment
  • Personality
  • Male
  • MMPI
  • Humans
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Alcoholism
 

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Blalock, D. V., Wilson, S. M., Dedert, E. A., Clancy, C. P., Hertzberg, M. A., Beckham, J. C., & Calhoun, P. S. (2020). The Personality Assessment Inventory Alcohol Scale in Veterans With PTSD: Convergent and Discriminant Relations With the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Assessment, 27(4), 719–727. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191118824661
Blalock, Dan V., Sarah M. Wilson, Eric A. Dedert, Carolina P. Clancy, Michael A. Hertzberg, Jean C. Beckham, and Patrick S. Calhoun. “The Personality Assessment Inventory Alcohol Scale in Veterans With PTSD: Convergent and Discriminant Relations With the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.Assessment 27, no. 4 (June 2020): 719–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191118824661.
Blalock DV, Wilson SM, Dedert EA, Clancy CP, Hertzberg MA, Beckham JC, et al. The Personality Assessment Inventory Alcohol Scale in Veterans With PTSD: Convergent and Discriminant Relations With the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Assessment. 2020 Jun;27(4):719–27.
Blalock, Dan V., et al. “The Personality Assessment Inventory Alcohol Scale in Veterans With PTSD: Convergent and Discriminant Relations With the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.Assessment, vol. 27, no. 4, June 2020, pp. 719–27. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/1073191118824661.
Blalock DV, Wilson SM, Dedert EA, Clancy CP, Hertzberg MA, Beckham JC, Calhoun PS. The Personality Assessment Inventory Alcohol Scale in Veterans With PTSD: Convergent and Discriminant Relations With the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Assessment. 2020 Jun;27(4):719–727.
Journal cover image

Published In

Assessment

DOI

EISSN

1552-3489

Publication Date

June 2020

Volume

27

Issue

4

Start / End Page

719 / 727

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Personality Inventory
  • Personality Assessment
  • Personality
  • Male
  • MMPI
  • Humans
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Alcoholism