[Analysis of personality characteristics among 78 opiate addicts].

A 1:1 pair-matched case-control survey was carried out to study the deviation in personality of 78 pairs of opiate addicts. The results showed that the scores of opiate addicts tested by subscales of Hypochondriasis (Hs), Psychopathic Deviate(Pd), Paranoia(Pa), Psychasthenia (Pt), Schizophrenia(Sc), Hypomania(Ma), Prejudice(Pr), Anxiety(A), Manifest Anxiety Scale(Mas), Dependency(Dy), Control(Cn) were higher than those of the controls (P < 0.05). The scores of the addicts on Ego Strength(Es), Social Status(St), Dominance(So), Social Responsibility (Re) scales were lower than those of the controls. This implied that there was a significant correlation between opiate abuse and abnormal personality.