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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Psychiatry. 2010 Nov 16;72(2):134–139. doi: 10.4088/JCP.09m05254ecr

Table 2.

Comparison of students who reported or denied misuse of a psychiatric medication

Measure Denied Misuse of
Psych Rx
M(SD)
Reported Misuse
of Psych Rx
M(SD)
t
MAST Total 1.6 (1.6) 2.2 (1.6) −2.60**
DAST Total 1.5 (2.3) 4.3 (4.1) −6.77***
DMISS Anxiety 21.1 (8.9) 16.8 (8.1) 3.26***
DMISS Relationship Disruption 19.6 (7.3) 16.8 (7.3) 2.59**
DMISS Hygiene 10.5 (4.8) 8.3 (4.0) 3.02**
DMISS Visibility 15.9 (4.7) 15.4 (4.5) 0.53
DMISS Treatability 17.6 (2.9) 18.2 (2.2) −1.30
DMISS Efficacy 10.2 (2.7) 10.8 (2.8) −1.43
DMISS Recover 11.6 (2.6) 12.5 (2.1) −2.11*
Medication Effectiveness 14.5 (2.6) 14.7 (3.2) −0.41
Medication Concerns 6.0 (1.4) 5.4 (1.7) 2.78**

Note:

*

p ≤ .05,

**

p ≤ .01,

***

p ≤ .001