Decisional balance and processes of change in community-recruited with moderate-high versus mild severity of cannabis dependence.

ABSTRACT: Decisional Balance and Processes of Change are generally addressed in motivational interventions for the treatment of cannabis use disorders. However, specific aspects of these multifaceted constructs, with greater relevance for severe cannabis users, need to be ascertained to enable better interventions. This study aimed to compare the different facets of decisional balance and processes of change between mild and severe cannabis users in a community-based sample of young undergraduates. Thirty-one severe cannabis users and 31 mild cannabis users, indicated with the Severity of Dependence Scale, were assessed using the Decisional Balance Questionnaire (DBQ) and the Processes of Change Questionnaire (PCQ). We found that severe cannabis users had higher scores in the DBQ dimensions of Utili

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Torrecillas F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5714356 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature