PERSONALITY DISORDERS AND ADDICTION IN DRUG ADDICTS: COMPARISON OF TREATED PATIENTS IN THE PRISON WARD AND PATIENTS UNDERGOING TREATMENT

Background and Aim : . The method of this study is descriptive-correlational and the statistical population of the present study included all addicts addicted to drugs hospitalized in Rasht County. In this study, we investigated and compare with a sample of drug addicts undergoing treatment in prison environments with drug addicts treated in a non-prison environment (hospitalized) using a multi-Miloon 3-axis questionnaire. The results showed that 95% of personality disorders are prevalent in drug addicted individuals regardless of hospitalization location and type of drug. Also, the results of logistic regression analysis showed that 95% of the traits of anti-social personality disorder in addicts were in the prison environment, and the traits of self-personality disorder were characteristic of patients. Findings show that the treatment models used in prison are more appropriate to meet the needs of anti-social patients Methods : . The method of this research is descriptive-correlational and the statistical population of the present study included all drug addicts hospitalized in Rasht city camps.Results : Also, the results of logistic regression analysis showed that 95% of the traits of anti-social personality disorder in addicts were in the prison environment, and the traits of self-personality disorder were characteristic of patients. The findings show that the treatment models used in prison are more appropriate to meet the needs of anti-social patients. Conclusion : The research method is descriptive-correlational and the statistical population of the present study included all addicted drugs in Rasht city camps.

Keywords:

Personality disorders , addiction , drugs , MCMI-III test , alcohol