Research article summary (published 28 Feb 2000):

Compulsivity and obsessionality in opioid addiction.

Full Abstract

Seventy-one individuals with opioid dependence undergoing ambulatory treatment participated in a personal interview assessing the importance of their opioid-use rituals, the severity of compulsivity and obsessionality in relation to their drug use, and the number of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms. The level of compulsivity and obsessionality in opioid dependence was comparable to that found in OCD and alcohol addiction. The importance of rituals was inversely related to the number of opioid lapses during rehabilitation treatment and positively correlated with the number of non-drug-related OCD symptoms. Based on established norms for OCD symptoms, we estimated that 11.4% of our sample would meet diagnostic criteria for OCD, a rate which is over 4 times higher than the rate of OCD in the general population.

Author information

Author/s: Friedman, I (I); Dar, R (R); Shilony, E (E);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, Israel.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: The Journal of nervous and mental disease (J Nerv Ment Dis), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2000-Mar; vol 188 (issue 3) : pp 155-62

Dates: Created 2000/04/11; Completed 2000/04/11; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 10749280, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adult Aged Alcoholism - diagnosis; psychology Ambulatory Care Comorbidity Compulsive Behavior - diagnosis; epidemiology Female Humans Male

Middle Aged Obsessive Behavior - diagnosis; epidemiology Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - diagnosis; epidemiology Opioid-Related Disorders - diagnosis; epidemiology; rehabilitation Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - statistics & numerical data Severity of Illness Index Substance Abuse Treatment Centers Treatment Outcome

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