title: Differential profile and treatment development of drug-addicted patients depending on violent behaviours and/or criminal acts.
abstract: This study explored the prevalence of violent and/or criminal behaviors in drug-addicted patients. A sample of 252 drug-addicted patients who sought treatment was assessed. Information was collected on violent behaviors, criminal acts, socio-demographic factors, consumption factors, psychopathological factors, and personality variables. The sample was divided into 4 groups according to the presence of violence and/or criminal behaviors. There were significant differences between the groups on some variables. In general, patients associated with both violence and criminal behaviors showed a greater severity in drug consumption and maladjustment variables, as well as a higher rate of treatment dropout and re-entry.
authors.affiliation: a Departamento de Psicología y Pedagogía , Universidad Pública de Navarra, Campus de Arrosadía s/n , Pamplona , Spain.
authors.forename: José J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: López-Goñi
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández-Montalvo
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arteaga
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cacho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003415:Crime / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000066479:Criminal Behavior; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Drug addiction; comorbidity; crime; dropout; violent behavior