UNSPECIFIED (2004) Cognitive representations in alcohol and opiate abuse: The role of core beliefs. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 43 (Part 3). pp. 337-342. ISSN 0144-6657

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

There are clinical indications that alcohol and drug abuse are associated with unhealthy core beliefs (unconditional, schema-level representations). This study examined levels of such cognitions among four groups: alcohol abusers; opiate abusers; combined alcohol and opiate abusers; and a non-clinical group. Each patient completed the short version of the Young Schema Questionnaire, measuring levels of 15 pathological core beliefs. These schema-level cognitions were less healthy in the clinical groups than in the non-clinical group, particularly among individuals who abused alcohol. These findings provide preliminary support for the utility of therapies that address schema-level representations among substance abusers.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Journal or Publication Title:	BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Publisher:	BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOC
ISSN:	0144-6657
Date:	September 2004
Volume:	43
Number:	Part 3
Number of Pages:	6
Page Range:	pp. 337-342
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/7937

Data sourced from Thomson Reuters' Web of Knowledge

Request changes to a record

Actions (login required)

View Item