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A study on the personality characteristics of Iranian addicts
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 1976The present study was undertaken to investigate the personality characteristics of addicts in Iran and to investigate the applicability of the Persian version of the Manson Evaluation Scale. A sample of 107 hospitalized male addicts was compared with a group of 90 non- addicts, using the scale.
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Brain stimulation in the study and treatment of addiction
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2010Addiction is a devastating and chronically relapsing disorder. Repeated drug administration induces neuroadaptations associated with abnormal dopaminergic activity in the mesocorticolimbic circuitry, resulting in altered cortical neurotransmission and excitability. Electrical stimulation of specific brain regions can be used in animal models and humans
Jodie, Feil, Abraham, Zangen
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A Study on a Model for Internet Addiction of Adolescents
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing, 2004This study was to identify the effects of the predictive factors of Internet addiction and to develop a predictive model that explains Internet addiction among adolescents in Korea.Data was collected from 664 adolescents in Puasan and Ulsan. Data analysis was done using the SPSS 10.0 Win Program for descriptive and correlational statistics and the ...
Young-Ran, Cho, Hwa-Ja, Lee
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Brain imaging studies in human addicts
European Neuropsychopharmacology, 2003Addiction provides fertile ground for the application of the tools of functional neuroimaging. They can be divided into studies of neural activity and neurotransmitter function. Using the former, both opiates and stimulants cause a global decrease in brain metabolism.
Daglish, M. R. C., Nutt, D. J.
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Adolescents’ perspectives on addiction: Qualitative study
Nursing & Health Sciences, 2005Abstract  Given that the adolescence period is one of the most crucial stages of development during one's lifetime and adolescents are prone to engage in behaviors which may negatively impact their health, it is very important to have a clear and transparent understanding of adolescents’ health needs and problems.
Soroor, Parvizy +3 more
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Adolescent opiate addiction: A case study
The Psychiatric Quarterly, 19541. Opiate addiction among adolescents extends out of a long history of serious difficulties in living. 2. It is often feasible after a few months of a therapeutic investigative relationship: 3. A major difficulty in the treatment of opiate addiction among adolescents, that is, in assisting these youths to live without opiates
D L, GERARD, C, KORNETSKY
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 2002
The mental illness of substance dependence or addiction is responsible for major economic, social, and personal costs. If we are to elucidate its etiology, understand its mechanisms, and eventually bring it under control, scientific investigation is essential.
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The mental illness of substance dependence or addiction is responsible for major economic, social, and personal costs. If we are to elucidate its etiology, understand its mechanisms, and eventually bring it under control, scientific investigation is essential.
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An exploratory study of gambling cross addictions
Journal of Gambling Studies, 1994A growing body of empirical and theoretical research has concentrated on the overlaps and commonalities among chemical and non-chemical (behavioural) addictions. Pathological gambling has perhaps been the most widely researched behavioural addiction and some of this research has concerned the co-existing links between pathological gambling and alcohol ...
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An Exploratory Study On Depression in Iranian Addicts
International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 1980For the purpose of measuring the degree of depression among drug addicts in Iran, the Beck Depression Inventory was administered to 50 addicts, 46 depressed non-addicts, and 48 normal controls. Statistical comparison of the BDI for the three groups yielded a significant difference between the addicts and the controls, whereas the difference between ...
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Adolescent opiate addiction: A study of control and addict subjects
The Psychiatric Quarterly, 1955D L, GERARD, C, KORNETSKY
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