Addiction Rehab: [The Study of Efficacy of the Psychotherapy Program for Relatives of Patients With Opioid Addiction.]

[The study of efficacy of the psychotherapy program for relatives of patients with opioid addiction.]

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Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2012; 112(5 Vol.2 Addictive disorders): 62-65
Baranok NV

Results of a randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of psychotherapy program for treatment of co-dependence in relatives of patients with opioid addiction are presented. The study included 142 people, 96 male and 46 female, mean age 26.3±2.1 years. Efficacy of treatment was estimated by the portion of patients in remission and psychometric data. A positive effect of the program on the stabilization of remission of drug addiction, recovery of social functioning and strengthening of the motivation to stay clean was demonstrated.
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[Organization of drug addiction aid for chronic alcoholic patients in the Penza Region.]

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Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2012; 112(5 Vol.2 Addictive disorders): 58-61
Utkin IA, Tsukanov RN, Lan IL

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[The influence of suicidal tendencies on non-suicidal autoaggressive behavior, psychological phenomena and addictive disorders in men with alcoholic dependence.]

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Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2012; 112(5 Vol.2 Addictive disorders): 44-48
Merinov AV, Shustov DI

The effect of suicidal activity on the auto-aggressive behavior and addictive behavior as well as on psychological traits has been studied in 125 men with alcoholic dependence. The presence of suicidal tendencies sharply increases the probability of various forms of non-suicidal auto-destructive behavior. This category of patients has specific personality-psychological features and the peculiar clinical presentation of the prior addictive disease.
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[Cognitive impairment in patients with opioid addiction.]

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Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2012; 112(5 Vol.2 Addictive disorders): 24-28
Agibalova TV, Poplevchenkov KN

The authors present the results of a study on cognitive dysfunction in 77 patients with opioid addiction. Cognitive functions were assessed with a battery of neuropsychological tests after stopping the syndrome of opiate withdrawal. Significant impairment of memory, memorization, attention, generalization and abstract thinking were identified in the majority of patients.
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