title: Development of polytoxicomania in function of defence from psychoticism.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Polytoxicomanic proportions in subpopulations of youth have been growing steadily in recent decades, and this trend is pan-continental. Psychoticism is a psychological construct that assumes special basic dimensions of personality disintegration and cognitive functions. Psychoticism may, in general, be the basis of pathological functioning of youth and influence the patterns of thought, feelings and actions that cause dysfunction.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of basic dimensions of psychoticism for commitment of youth to abuse psychoactive substances (PAS) in order to reduce disturbing intrapsychic experiences or manifestation of psychotic symptoms.
  
  
  METHODS
  For the purpose of this study, two groups of respondents were formed, balanced by age, gender and family structure of origin (at least one parent alive). The study applied a DELTA-9 instrument for assessment of cognitive disintegration in function of establishing psychoticism and its operationalization. The obtained results were statistically analyzed. From the parameters of descriptive statistics, the arithmetic mean was calculated with measures of dispersion. A cross-tabular analysis of variables tested was performed, as well as statistical significance with Pearson's chi2-test, and analysis of variance.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Age structure and gender are approximately represented in the group of polytoximaniacs and the control group. Testing did not confirm the statistically significant difference (p > 0.5). Statistical methodology established that they significantly differed in most variables of psychoticism, polytoxicomaniacs compared with a control group of respondents. Testing confirmed a high statistical significance of differences of variables of psychoticism in the group of respondents for p < 0.001 to p < 0.01.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A statistically significant representation of the dimension of psychoticism in the polytoxicomaniac group was established. The presence of factors concerning common executive dysfunction was emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia. colmisa@gmail.com
authors.forename: Milutin M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Nenadović
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sapić
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult