Model of neuropsychological structure of drug addiction

Journal/Book: Stud Psychol. 1999; 41: Dubravska Cesta 9, Bratislava, Slovak Republic. Slovak Acad Sciences Inst Experimental Psychology. 314-318.

Abstract: In a probe study we tried to register die psychological importance which individuals long addicted to heroin ascribe to the drug and how they assess themselves at various stages of treatment. The study included two groups of heroin addicts. The first one consists of patients who are undergoing treatment at a sanatorium, The second group comprises patients after a treatment who go to the H-club (post treatment process). We used the semantic differential method to study the distance between the ''SELF'' and the ''DRUG''. The results showed that patients under treatment at a sanatorium have not yet created a distance for themselves from the drug. On the other hand, patients in the H-club already do have a distance from the drug.

Note: Article Biro V, Slovak Acad Sci, Inst Expt Psychol, Dubravska Cesta 9, Bratislava 81364, SLOVAKIA

Keyword(s): semantic differential; psychologically regulated behavior; drug neuropsychological structure; heroin

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