Citation

Maremmani AGI, Della Rocca F, Bacciardi S, Miccoli M, Maremmani I. Heroin Addict. Relat. Clin. Probl. 2021; 23(6): 59-64.

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(Copyright © 2021, European Opiate Addiction Treatment Association, Publisher Pacini Editore)

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Continuing the validation process of our five-dimension psychopathology of addiction (5D-SCL90), in the present study we have investigated, at treatment entry, a sample of Heroin Use Disorder (HUD) patients using SCL90 and the Tridimensional Personality Inventory (TPQ) to characterise the psychopathological structure of HUD patients in terms of temperamental aspects.

METHODS: Ninety-two patients, with a diagnosis of HUD, according to DSM-5 criteria, 26.05±4.5-year-old (18-37 ranging), 65 (70.7%) being males, were included in the study. We tested the correlations between TPQ and SCL90 at the univariate and multivariate levels (non-linear canonical correlation analysis) to recognise and assess the associations that may link the two separate sets of variables.

RESULTS: At the univariate level, no correlations were found between 5D-SCL90 and Novelty Seeking (NS) dimension. Likewise, Persistence (P) and 5D-SCL90 did not show significant correlations. On the contrary, Harm Avoidance (HA) showed significant positive correlations with Violence/Suicide (V/S), Somatic Symptoms (SS), Sensitivity/Psychoticism (S/P) and Worthlessness/Being Trapped (W/ BT). Reward Dependence (RD) was negatively correlated with SS, V/S, W/BT, and Panic Anxiety (PA). At multivariate level, the two separate sets of variables did not show a significant association (Wilks Statistic = 0.70; F = 1.51; p = 0.075).

CONCLUSIONS: Psychopathology of addiction of heroin addicts at treatment entry seems unrelated to NS, but its severity influences a high HA and a low RD. © 2021, Pacini Editore S.p.A./AU-CNS. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; violence; suicide; female; male; anxiety; psychosis; addiction; fatigue; major clinical study; mental disease; avoidance behavior; panic; drug dependence; cross-sectional study; opiate addiction; heroin dependence; Article; observational study; Symptom Checklist 90; internet addiction; convergent validity; DSM-5; Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire; Personality Disorder Questionnaire; Canonical correlations; Drug Addiction History Questionnaire; Psychopathology specific to addiction; Tridimensional Personality Inventory; Univariate correlations