Temperament and character dimensions in opiate addicts: Comparing subjects who completed inpatient treatment in therapeutic communities vs. incompleters

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 707-715

  Zoccali, R ^a,c   Muscatello, M R A ^a   Bruno, A ^a   Bilardi, F ^a   De Stefano, C ^b   Felletti, E ^b   Isgro S ^a   Micalizzi, V ^a   Mico U ^a   Romeo, A ^b   Meduri, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Service for the Treatment of Opiate Addicts   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Character; Opiate addicts; Temperament; Therapeutic community

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHARACTER; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODULATION; MOTIVATION; OPIATE ADDICTION; PERSONALITY TEST; RATING SCALE; REWARD; SCREENING; SELF TRANSCENDENCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERAMENT; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; CHARACTER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TEMPERAMENT; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34648815789     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00952990701522625     Document Type: Article

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