Differences in addictive beliefs in people with psychostimulant addiction and in opioid addicts

Introduction Today, a number of researchers consider the problem of addictive behavior as one of the most global problems for Kazakhstan and Russia. Some scientists consider CBT to be the most effective way to work with addictions. In our country there are no scientific works devoted to the study o...

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Main Authors: Y. Yan, E. Gutkevich
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022-06-01
Series:European Psychiatry
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description Introduction Today, a number of researchers consider the problem of addictive behavior as one of the most global problems for Kazakhstan and Russia. Some scientists consider CBT to be the most effective way to work with addictions. In our country there are no scientific works devoted to the study of addictive beliefs, so we decided to conduct such a study Objectives The Objective of the study was to identify the characteristic addictive beliefs of drug addicts with different type of addiction: opioids and synthetic cathinones (designer drugs called “salts”, “bath salts”) Methods Questionnaire of addictive beliefs by A, Beck, questionnaire of beliefs about cravings by A. Beck and F. Wright, clinical interview. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were used for data processing Results People with opioid addiction are more likely to believe that their lives will become more depressive if they stop using drugs (p= 0.0347); that drug use is the only way to cope with pain in their life (p= 0.0347) and that they cannot cope with anxiety without drugs (p=0.009). Respondents who use synthetic psychostimulants endorse to believe that addiction is not a problrm for them (p= 0.0358). Conclusions Having categorized these beliefs in accordance with A. Beck’s classification, we came to the conclusion that “relief-oriented beliefs” are more typical for people who use opiates. The motive for use is often the desire to alleviate a negative emotional or physical state. For people using psychostimulants “salt”, “anticipatory beliefs” are more characteristic - the desire to experience euphoria and pleasant experiences Disclosure No significant relationships.
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spelling doaj.art-740d9532560f4bd1a593722b135c13fa2023-11-17T05:07:14ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852022-06-0165S818S81810.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2117Differences in addictive beliefs in people with psychostimulant addiction and in opioid addictsY. Yan0E. Gutkevich1National Research Tomsk State Universiy, Psychology Department, Tomsk, Russian FederationTomsk national research medical center Russian Academy of Sciences, Department Of Endogenous Disorders, Tomsk, Russian Federation Introduction Today, a number of researchers consider the problem of addictive behavior as one of the most global problems for Kazakhstan and Russia. Some scientists consider CBT to be the most effective way to work with addictions. In our country there are no scientific works devoted to the study of addictive beliefs, so we decided to conduct such a study Objectives The Objective of the study was to identify the characteristic addictive beliefs of drug addicts with different type of addiction: opioids and synthetic cathinones (designer drugs called “salts”, “bath salts”) Methods Questionnaire of addictive beliefs by A, Beck, questionnaire of beliefs about cravings by A. Beck and F. Wright, clinical interview. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were used for data processing Results People with opioid addiction are more likely to believe that their lives will become more depressive if they stop using drugs (p= 0.0347); that drug use is the only way to cope with pain in their life (p= 0.0347) and that they cannot cope with anxiety without drugs (p=0.009). Respondents who use synthetic psychostimulants endorse to believe that addiction is not a problrm for them (p= 0.0358). Conclusions Having categorized these beliefs in accordance with A. Beck’s classification, we came to the conclusion that “relief-oriented beliefs” are more typical for people who use opiates. The motive for use is often the desire to alleviate a negative emotional or physical state. For people using psychostimulants “salt”, “anticipatory beliefs” are more characteristic - the desire to experience euphoria and pleasant experiences Disclosure No significant relationships. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822021174/type/journal_articlecognitive therapysubstanse useAddictionaddictive beliefs
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Differences in addictive beliefs in people with psychostimulant addiction and in opioid addicts
European Psychiatry
cognitive therapy
substanse use
Addiction
addictive beliefs
title Differences in addictive beliefs in people with psychostimulant addiction and in opioid addicts
title_full Differences in addictive beliefs in people with psychostimulant addiction and in opioid addicts
title_fullStr Differences in addictive beliefs in people with psychostimulant addiction and in opioid addicts
title_full_unstemmed Differences in addictive beliefs in people with psychostimulant addiction and in opioid addicts
title_short Differences in addictive beliefs in people with psychostimulant addiction and in opioid addicts
title_sort differences in addictive beliefs in people with psychostimulant addiction and in opioid addicts
topic cognitive therapy
substanse use
Addiction
addictive beliefs
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