[The severity of neurotic disorders and social masochism in chemical addicts].

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To study symptoms of neurotic disorders and social masochism in chemical addicts.

MATERIAL AND METHODS:

Thirty outpatients of the Novosibirsk Regional Clinical Addiction Dispensary were studied. Corresponding scales and questionnaires, along with a social masochism questionnaire developed by the authors, were used. Results were compared to those of 25 healthy people.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:

A significantly higher level (p≤0.05) of the following neurotic disorders: sleep disturbances, hysterical neurotic disorder, anxious neurotic disorder, social maladaptation and depressive neurotic disorder as well as a subclinical level of anxiety and depression were observed in chemical addicts. Moreover, patients with chemical dependence revealed significantly higher (p≤0.05) indicators of aggression, victim behavior and social masochism (different types of aggression, victimization, irritability, negativism, resentment, guilt, self-harming behavior, hypersocial behavior, provoking and uncritical behavior, the role of the victim, negative perception and a general indicator of social masochism). The correlations between indicators of the affective sphere, manifestations of social masochism and neurotic disorders in individuals with chemical dependence were identified.

• Authors: C P Korolenko, A A Ovchinnikov, A N Sultanova, T Yu Sycheva, T A Shpiks, E V Tagiltseva
• Journal: Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova) Vol. 120 Issue 9 Pg. 14-18 ( 2020) ISSN: 1997-7298 [Print] Russia (Federation)
• Vernacular Title: Vyrazhennost' nevroticheskikh rasstroistv i sotsial'nogo mazokhizma u bol'nykh s khimicheskoi addiktsiei.
• PMID: 33081442 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Anxiety Disorders
• Humans
• Masochism
• Neurotic Disorders
• Outpatients
• Sleep Wake Disorders