Relationship of drug-addicted patients' personality disorders to social problem-solving changes during the rehabilitation process.

2012

Drug-addicted patients exhibit various personality disorders that interfere with their adaptation to society, as well as their ability to participate in the rehabilitation process. The Latvian Rehabilitation Programme for drug addicts includes social problem-solving training to help patients reintegrate into society. However, the role of personality disorders has not been investigated in relation to this process.The aim of the study is to assess whether personality disorders predict changes in dimensions of social problem-solving after 6 months of rehabilitation for drug-addicted patients.The sample of this study consists of 31 drug-addicted patients from the Latvian rehabilitation centres …