Psychopathology of cocaine dependent patients in a therapeutic community.
OBJECTIVE
Male patients in a therapeutic community (n=102) from a city in southern Brazil, with a primary diagnosis of cocaine dependence, were evaluated with Exner's Comprehensive System for the Rorschach, with the objective of describing personality psychopathology.


RESULTS
High lambdas were present in 62% of patients. 60.8% of the patients scored positive in the Coping Deficit Index; 22.5% in the Depression Index. Other constellations were infrequently present (<5%).


CONCLUSIONS
A positive CDI, a measure of difficulty in the management of complexities and poor social skills, may have treatment-matching implications, such as the selection of interventions targeted at interpersonal difficulties. Personality assessment should be considered in such patients.
Tavares Pinheiro
Ricardo
R
Licenciado en Salúd y Comportamiento, Universidad Católica de Pelotas, Brasil.
da Silva Magalhaes
Pedro Vieira
PV
Wagner
Andrea Veiga
AV
Pnheiro
Karen Amaral Tavares
KA
Da Silva
Ricardo Azevedo
RA
Souza
Luciano Dias Mattos
LD
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D015995:Prevalence; D012392:Rorschach Test