title: Compulsive heroin use and interpersonal orientation.
abstract: This research attempt to clarify and quantify the ways in which heroin addicts deal with interpersonal relations. A sample of heroin addicts on a methadone maintenance program were given the Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior (FIRO-B) scale. An accidental sample consisted of 35, approximately one-half, of the clinic's population. A mean interpersonal orientation profile is established and interpreted. An analysis of variance was performed for each of the six FIRO-B scores. Patients needs based on FIRO-B scores are discussed with regard to the descriptions of addicts life-styles as described in the literature. The possible etiological basis for these interpersoanl orientations is also discussed. Several therapeutic approaches, as indicated by FIRO-B scores, are explored.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001519:Behavior; D005260:Female; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests