Clustering psychopathology in male anabolic-androgenic steroid users and nonusing weightlifters.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Prior research has demonstrated that personality disorders and clinical psychiatric syndromes are common among users of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS). However, the prevalence, expression, and severity of psychopathology differ among AAS users and remain poorly understood. In this study, we examine the existence of potential clinically coherent psychopathology subgroups, using cluster procedures.

Methods

A sample of 118 male AAS users and 97 weightlifting nonusers was assessed using the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III), measuring personality disorders and clinical syndromes. Group differences in MCMI-III scales were assessed using Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney tests and Fisher's exact test. Agglomerative hierarchical clustering was used to identif

SUBMITTER: Jorstad ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10338822 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature