Hospital mass casualty preparedness efforts were in an early stage of development at the time of this survey, and some critical capabilities, such as isolation, decontamination, and syndromic surveillance were clearly underdeveloped. Preparedness planning was more advanced among hospitals located in MMRS counties.

MMPI response protocols for 194 psychiatric patients were scored on the basis of the first 168 items and then on the usual 400 items. The MMPI-168 raw scores were converted to estimates of conventional clinical scale scores. The Ss were divided into 10 major categories on the basis of final clinical diagnosis. Multiple discriminant analysis was used to compare the discriminant validity of the abbreviated and standard scoring. The results indicated no loss in discrimination to result from scoring based on only the first 168 items. Conversion tables that can be used to transform MMPI-168 raw scores to standard MMPI clinical scale scores are presented for further research and clinical use.

Humans have been using plant-derived drugs for as long as they have recorded history. The purpose of this article was to assess the relation between meaning in life and drug abuse. An epidemiological, retrospective study was performed to compare personal meaning in life between a group of 49 individuals receiving inpatient treatment for drug abuse and a group of 49 matched, non-drug-abusing controls. Study participants in both groups completed the Purpose in Life Test and Life Attitude Profile-Revised. With both instruments, the inpatient drug-abusing Ss were found to have significantly lower levels of meaning in life. Drug treatment and primary prevention programs should consider giving some attention toward life meaning issues in their intervention strategies.

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