| Title: |
Which psychological and socio-demographic dimensions predict amphetamine abuse? |
| Authors: |
Farnia, V.; Tatari, F.; Alikhani, M.; Shakeri, J.; Ngo, V.T.; Sadeghi Bahmani, D.; Holsboer-Trachsler, E.; Brand, S. |
| Source: |
European Psychiatry ; volume 41, issue S1, page s859-s859 ; ISSN 0924-9338 1778-3585 |
| Publisher Information: |
Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publication Year: |
2017 |
| Description: |
Introduction Amphetamine abuse has become a serious health concern worldwide, and this holds also true for Iran. Aims Investigating psychological and socio-demographic dimensions to predict amphetamine-abuse. Methods Hundred amphetamine abusers and 100 healthy controls took part in this cross-sectional study. Participants completed questionnaires covering socio-demographic and psychological dimensions. Results Compared to healthy controls, amphetamine abusers reported more insecure and ambivalent attachment styles, higher novelty-seeking and risky behaviour, less current social support and stable relationships, and lower emotional competencies. No differences were found for socio-demographic dimensions. Conclusions Results from this cross-sectional study underscore that amphetamine abuse was related to poor social relationships, poor emotional competencies and higher risky behaviour. The cross-sectional nature of the study, however, does preclude any conclusions about the causal direction of amphetamine abuse and poor interactional behavior. Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.1712 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.1712; https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0924933817317273?httpAccept=text/xml; https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0924933817317273?httpAccept=text/plain; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0924933800218865 |
| Rights: |
https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms ; https://www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.ABB08FEC |
| Database: |
BASE |