Treatment of drug addiction and psychopathology: A field study
Field study to assess the concurrence of the psychopathology of drug addiction, and to evaluate the efficacy of pharmacological treatment versus drug-free treatments for the psychopathology of drug addiction. A total of 261 patients treated for drug addiction, 131 on a drug-free treatment and the re...
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doaj-f638f51a54ed41efa4ee593889294fed2020-11-24T22:48:54ZengSociedad Española de Psicología Jurídica y ForenseEuropean Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context1889-18611989-40072010-01-0121318Treatment of drug addiction and psychopathology: A field studyAntonio SoutoLuis Fernandez-RiosManuel IsornaField study to assess the concurrence of the psychopathology of drug addiction, and to evaluate the efficacy of pharmacological treatment versus drug-free treatments for the psychopathology of drug addiction. A total of 261 patients treated for drug addiction, 131 on a drug-free treatment and the remaining 130 patients received a drug regime, of which 113 were, according to the Prochaska and Decrement’s Transtheorical Model, in a initial phase of the treatment (from 15 days to 6 months of treatment) and 148 in a maintenance phase in drug treatment (> 6 months), were psychopathologically assessed using the SCL-90-R (Derogatis, 2002). A field study with a 2 X 2 design (treatment: drug-free vs. drug-regime) and (treatment phase: initial phase vs. maintenance in drug treatment) was carried out. The results support the hypothesis of a dual diagnosis, that is, the comorbidity of psychopathology and drug addiction. On the whole, treatment for drug addiction had a significant impact on reducing associated psychopathology. Finally, the results are discussed in the light of the implications for the treatment of drug addiction.http://webs.uvigo.es/sepjf/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=21&Itemid=110&lang=enPsychopathologyDrug addictionDrug-free programmeAntagonistsagonistsDual diagnosis. |
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Antonio Souto Luis Fernandez-Rios Manuel Isorna Treatment of drug addiction and psychopathology: A field study European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context Psychopathology Drug addiction Drug-free programme Antagonists agonists Dual diagnosis. |
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Antonio Souto Luis Fernandez-Rios Manuel Isorna |
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Treatment of drug addiction and psychopathology: A field study |
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Treatment of drug addiction and psychopathology: A field study |
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Treatment of drug addiction and psychopathology: A field study |
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Treatment of drug addiction and psychopathology: A field study |
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Treatment of drug addiction and psychopathology: A field study |
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treatment of drug addiction and psychopathology: a field study |
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Sociedad Española de Psicología Jurídica y Forense |
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European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context |
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1889-1861 1989-4007 |
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2010-01-01 |
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Field study to assess the concurrence of the psychopathology of drug addiction, and to evaluate the efficacy of pharmacological treatment versus drug-free treatments for the psychopathology of drug addiction. A total of 261 patients treated for drug addiction, 131 on a drug-free treatment and the remaining 130 patients received a drug regime, of which 113 were, according to the Prochaska and Decrement’s Transtheorical Model, in a initial phase of the treatment (from 15 days to 6 months of treatment) and 148 in a maintenance phase in drug treatment (> 6 months), were psychopathologically assessed using the SCL-90-R (Derogatis, 2002). A field study with a 2 X 2 design (treatment: drug-free vs. drug-regime) and (treatment phase: initial phase vs. maintenance in drug treatment) was carried out. The results support the hypothesis of a dual diagnosis, that is, the comorbidity of psychopathology and drug addiction. On the whole, treatment for drug addiction had a significant impact on reducing associated psychopathology. Finally, the results are discussed in the light of the implications for the treatment of drug addiction. |
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Psychopathology Drug addiction Drug-free programme Antagonists agonists Dual diagnosis. |
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