Social competence in opiate-addicted individuals: gender differences, relationship to psychiatric diagnoses, and treatment response

Article Abstract:

Social competence (SC) is the ability to respond to the needs of others through the employment of cognitive, emotional and behavior skills. Several opiate-dependent respondents were assessed to examine social competence in drug-addicted individuals. Results show that opiate-dependent individuals generally possess lower level of SC compared to the cocaine-abusing individuals. The measure of SC includes assessments of social skills and ability to interact with others appropriately.

Social aspects, Drug addicts, Drug abusers, Social skills

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An investigation of potential time effects in retrospective reports of cocaine relapses

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A study comprising of 136 cocaine users suggests that there are no potential response biases in the retrospective reports of cocaine relapse cases. Cocaine abusers' reports are not influenced by the passage of time between the onset of relapse and the time of relapse interview. Social Pressure and Sensation Seeking subscales of the study exhibit linear time biases but the magnitude of time is small. Nonlinear time effects are also observed with other subscales.

Analysis, Drug withdrawal symptoms, Substance withdrawal syndrome

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Reliability and validity of the Cocaine Selective Severity Assessment

Article Abstract:

Six psychometric characteristics of the Cocaine Selective Severity Assessment (CSSA) was evaluated among subjects from the University of Pennsylvania Treatment Research Center. The CSSA was highly reliable and internally consistent. The abstinence symptoms determined by the assessment tool, namely decreased activity level, carbohydrate craving, depression, anhedonia, hypersomnia and cocaine craving were consistent with findings of other studies.

Compulsive behavior

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