TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-deception as a mechanism for the maintenance of drug addiction
AU - Martinez-Gonzalez, Jose Miguel
AU - Vilar-Lopez, Raquel
AU - Becona-Iglesias, Elisardo
AU - Verdejo-Garcia, Antonio
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Background: This study was aimed at: (i) examining levels of self- deception in substance dependent individuals following addiction treatment, and (ii) examining the association between participants? levels of self-deception and (a) personality disorders, (b) addiction-related beliefs, (c) duration of abstinence, and (d) estimates of craving. Method: We administered self-report questionnaires of self-deception and mixtification, and core beliefs related to addiction and craving. The sample comprised 79 outpatients who were consecutively recruited at the Centro Provincial de Drogodependencias in Granada: 87.3 were males and the mean age was 37.68 years old. Thirty-four percent of participants were diagnosed with comorbid personality disorders. Results: Results showed that individuals with substance dependence exhibit elevated scores of self- deception, particularly in the domains of active denial, selective amnesia, projection, and confabulation. Individuals with comorbid personality disorders display greater levels of self-deception compared to individuals without dual diagnosis. Conclusions: Moreover, there is a significant association between levels of self-deception and addiction-related beliefs and craving. In addition, there is a negative association between levels of self-deception and duration of abstinence
AB - Background: This study was aimed at: (i) examining levels of self- deception in substance dependent individuals following addiction treatment, and (ii) examining the association between participants? levels of self-deception and (a) personality disorders, (b) addiction-related beliefs, (c) duration of abstinence, and (d) estimates of craving. Method: We administered self-report questionnaires of self-deception and mixtification, and core beliefs related to addiction and craving. The sample comprised 79 outpatients who were consecutively recruited at the Centro Provincial de Drogodependencias in Granada: 87.3 were males and the mean age was 37.68 years old. Thirty-four percent of participants were diagnosed with comorbid personality disorders. Results: Results showed that individuals with substance dependence exhibit elevated scores of self- deception, particularly in the domains of active denial, selective amnesia, projection, and confabulation. Individuals with comorbid personality disorders display greater levels of self-deception compared to individuals without dual diagnosis. Conclusions: Moreover, there is a significant association between levels of self-deception and addiction-related beliefs and craving. In addition, there is a negative association between levels of self-deception and duration of abstinence
KW - self-deception
KW - personality disorders
KW - treatment
KW - core beliefs
KW - craving
UR - http://www.psicothema.com/pdf/4285.pdf
U2 - 10.7334/psicothema2015.139
DO - 10.7334/psicothema2015.139
M3 - Article
SN - 0214-9915
VL - 28
SP - 13
EP - 19
JO - Psicothema
JF - Psicothema
IS - 1
ER -