title: Prognostic significance of psychopathology in the abstinence from opiate addiction.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to find out the influence of psychopathology on abstinence from opiate addiction. A group of 54 opiate addicts with psychopathology was compared with another group of 55 opiate addicts without psychopathology. Both the groups were detoxified and followed up for a period of 12 months.Common psychopathology in opiate addicts consisted of psychopathic personality disorder, manic depressive psychosis, schizophrenia and psychosomatic and neurotic disorders. Abstinence rate was 18.8% in opiate addicts with psychopathology in contrast to 60.8% in addicts without psychopathology. The implications of the findings have been discussed.
authors.affiliation: Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Satija
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaur
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Nathawat