title: [Analysis of psychopathological symptoms in patients dependent on "Polish heroin", treated in the detoxification unit].
abstract: Thirty-nine "kompot" (Polish heroin) taking patients, diagnosed as opiate addicted, had been evaluated from psychological point of view. All of they were treated in the detoxification unit, Department of Clinical Toxicology in Kraków. Neuropsychological assessment was the main area of the psychological examination. Tests evaluating: memory, thinking, attention, learning and motivation were performed. Psychological observation was conducted too. It gave the possibility to complete the interpretation of neuropsychological tests' outcomes by quality behavioural analysis. It was also useful in developing and enhancement motivation to stay in treatment. To evaluate the personality of examined patients MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) test was used. Outcomes of mental functioning exams showed that more than half of assessed patients had higher cognitive processes disturbances in different level. Examined dependencies follow that important for addiction level is the age when "kompot" taking occurred and this first of all concern the youngest patients.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Toksykologii KMPiChS Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie.
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authors.lastname: Szczepańska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution