Psychological features of abstinent heroin users before and after rehabilitation in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of the study was to describe psychological features of abstinent heroin users undergoing rehabilitation in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Study subjects (n = 197) were recruited prospectively at the time of their admission to rehabilitation between March 2010 and May 2011 at 7 inpatient opiate addiction rehabilitation centers in Saint-Petersburg and neighboring regions, Russia. The centers provided varying rehabilitation programs; 6 of them were religious centers. Socio-demographic information and self-reported HIV status were collected. Personality profiles and severity of drug-associated problems were estimated before and after rehabilitation using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 (MMPI-2), and the Addiction Severity Index (ASI).

Results

SUBMITTER: Galankin T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6092806 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature