TY - JOUR
PY - 2021//
TI - Convergent validity of five-dimension psychopathology of addiction: Relationships with the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire
JO - Heroin addiction and related clinical problems
A1 - Maremmani, A.G.I.
A1 - Della Rocca, F.
A1 - Bacciardi, S.
A1 - Miccoli, M.
A1 - Maremmani, I.
SP - 59
EP - 64
VL - 23
IS - 6
N2 - BACKGROUND: Continuing the validation process of our five-dimension psychopathology of addiction (5D-SCL90), in the present study we have investigated, at treatment entry, a sample of Heroin Use Disorder (HUD) patients using SCL90 and the Tridimensional Personality Inventory (TPQ) to characterise the psychopathological structure of HUD patients in terms of temperamental aspects.
METHODS: Ninety-two patients, with a diagnosis of HUD, according to DSM-5 criteria, 26.05±4.5-year-old (18-37 ranging), 65 (70.7%) being males, were included in the study. We tested the correlations between TPQ and SCL90 at the univariate and multivariate levels (non-linear canonical correlation analysis) to recognise and assess the associations that may link the two separate sets of variables.
RESULTS: At the univariate level, no correlations were found between 5D-SCL90 and Novelty Seeking (NS) dimension. Likewise, Persistence (P) and 5D-SCL90 did not show significant correlations. On the contrary, Harm Avoidance (HA) showed significant positive correlations with Violence/Suicide (V/S), Somatic Symptoms (SS), Sensitivity/Psychoticism (S/P) and Worthlessness/Being Trapped (W/ BT). Reward Dependence (RD) was negatively correlated with SS, V/S, W/BT, and Panic Anxiety (PA). At multivariate level, the two separate sets of variables did not show a significant association (Wilks Statistic = 0.70; F = 1.51; p = 0.075).
CONCLUSIONS: Psychopathology of addiction of heroin addicts at treatment entry seems unrelated to NS, but its severity influences a high HA and a low RD. © 2021, Pacini Editore S.p.A./AU-CNS. All rights reserved. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 1592-1638
UR - http://dx.doi.org/
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