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Dysfunctional attitudes in depressed and non-depressed substance abusers: an exploratory study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

J Calache,
R Martinez,
SJ Verhulst,
M Bourgeois and
F Peyre
J Calache
Affiliation:
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Marion, Indiana46953
R Martinez
Affiliation:
Mosquera de Barruevo, Soria, Spain42001
SJ Verhulst
Affiliation:
Department of Statistics and Research, Southern Illinois University - School of Medicine, 801 N Rutledge Street, Springfield, Illinois62794, USA
M Bourgeois
Affiliation:
University of Bordeaux - Faculty of Medicine, Centre Carreire, 121, Rue de la Bechade, 33000Bordeaux, France
F Peyre
Affiliation:
University of Bordeaux - Faculty of Medicine, Centre Carreire, 121, Rue de la Bechade, 33000Bordeaux, France
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Summary

The authors examined whether substance abusers have more maladaptive thinking patterns than controls. The Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (DAS) was administered to 38 substance abusers and 30 healthy age-matched controls. Nineteen substance abusers (50%) were depressed and 19 were non-depressed. Both depressed and non-depressed substance abusers had significantly higher DAS scores than controls. Depressed substance abusers had higher scores than non-depressed substance abusers. There was no correlation between age, sex, age of onset or the nature of the substance used and DAS scores in either group of patients. There was a trend for an elevation of DAS scores with chronicity of dependence among depressed substance abusers. The results support the hypothesis of the presence of maladaptive thinking patterns among substance abusers, and suggest a need for further exploration of their cognitive styles and of the use of cognitive therapy in the treatment of addiction.

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substance abusealcoholdysfunctional attitudescognitiondepression

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European Psychiatry , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , 1994, pp. 77 - 82
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 1994

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