CORRELATIONS BETWEEN AWARENESS OF ILLNESS (INSIGHT) AND HISTORY OF ADDICTION IN HEROIN-ADDICTED PATIENTS

CORRELATIONS BETWEEN AWARENESS OF ILLNESS (INSIGHT) AND HISTORY OF ADDICTION IN HEROIN-ADDICTED PATIENTS

In a group of 1066 heroin addicts, who were seeking treatment for opioid agonist treatment, we looked for differences in historical, demographic and clinical characteristics, between patients with different levels of awareness of illness (insight). The results showed that, in the cohort studied, a m...

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Main Authors: Angelo Giovanni Icro eMaremmani, Luca eRovai, Fabio eRugani, Matteo ePacini, Francesco eLamanna, Silvia eBacciardi, Giulio ePerugi, Joseph eDeltito, Liliana eDell'Osso, Icro eMaremmani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
Psychiatry
Insight
awareness of illness
compliance to treatment
heroin addiction
mental status
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2012.00061/full

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