The psychological characteristics of patients with drug addictions
Kozlov, A.A.; Buzina, T.S.
Zhurnal Nevrologii i Psikhiatrii Imeni S.S. Korsakova 99(10): 14-19
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 1997-7298 PMID: 10536806 Document Number: 510882
The paper presents results of the examination of 70 patients with different forms of drug addiction (opium, heroin, pervitin addictions, including patients with polynarcomania). Psychologic tests were used to evaluate personal traits of the patients (MMPI variation), peculiarities of the emotional sphere (test of Lusher) and the intellectual level (Progressive Matrices of Raven). It was revealed that chronic drug dependence resulted in considerable disorders of personality--psychopathization and schizoidization. Intellectual abilities of the patients were on the low normal level.