Early maladaptive schemas and level of depression in alcohol addicts
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine whether a link exists between early maladaptive schemas identified by Young et al. and depression in alcoholics. The relationships of schemas with selected alcohol dependence variables and suicidal thoughts in alcoholics were also checked. Materia...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Medical Communications Sp. z o.o.
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Psychiatria i Psychologia Kliniczna |
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| Online Access: | http://www.psychiatria.com.pl/index.php/wydawnictwa/2017-vol-17-no-3/early-maladaptive-schemas-and-level-of-depression-in-alcohol-addicts?aid=683 |
| Summary: | Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine whether a link exists between early maladaptive schemas identified by
Young et al. and depression in alcoholics. The relationships of schemas with selected alcohol dependence variables
and suicidal thoughts in alcoholics were also checked. Material and methods: Seventy-seven alcohol addicts participated
in the study – 19 women and 58 men. Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ-S3), Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI)
and Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST) were used. Results: Based on the results obtained, 16 out of 18 schemas
are positively and statistically correlated with depression among alcoholics. The strongest relationships were noted for
emotional deprivation, social isolation/alienation and subjugation. Correlations between the schemas and the severity
of addiction and the age of drinking initiation were also found. Differences in the intensity of some schemas occurred
between people experiencing suicidal thoughts and people without these thoughts. Conclusions: There is a need to consider
inclusion therapy focused on changing maladaptive schemas in alcoholics. This is especially true of the schemas of social
isolation, emotional deprivation and subjugation. There is also a need for further research in this area. |
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| ISSN: | 1644-6313 2451-0645 |