title: [Temporal orientation and a course of alcohol addiction therapy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was assess the meaning of preferred temporal orientation for results of alcohol dependence therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and sixteen (116) (95 men and 21 women) alcohol addict patients were evaluated at the beginning of the alcohol addiction outpatient therapy. The temporal orientation and attitude for time was assessed by using Temporal Orientation Questionnaire-AION and Carpe Diem, Fatalism and Hedonism Scale by Sobol-Kwapinska.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that alcohol addict patients were in the highest degree focused on the past and the present in the hedonism and fatalism dimensions, while being relatively focused in the lowest degree on the present carpe diem dimension and the future at the beginning of the therapy. Men and women at the beginning of the therapy varied in some dimensions of temporal orientation. The differences occurred also between patients who finished and discontinued alcohol dependence therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients at the begging of alcohol addiction therapy prefer past and present temporal orientation. 1. There are differences between temporal orientation preferred by men and women. 2. Future temporal orientation is beneficial to finish addiction therapy by addict men. 3. Women who finish therapy are focused more on the past and hedonistic present orientation than women who discontinued therapy.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Psychologii Zdrowia, Instytut Psychologii UŁ.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chodkiewicz
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nowakowska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001288:Attention / Q000187:drug effects; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004644:Emotions / Q000187:drug effects; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D009949:Orientation / Q000187:drug effects*; D011044:Poland; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000534:rehabilitation*
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol