A Study of Personality Profiles of Marijuana Users

Devi, Koijam Shantibala

doi:10.18535/jmscr/v6i7.79

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“…Devi K S et. al [10] conducted the study on 60 subjects, 30 for control group (Normal group) and 30 for case group (Marijuana users) in the age ranged from 18 to 40 years. To determine the personality changes of marijuana users.…”

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Assessment of Personality Factors Among Patients Presenting With Different Substance Use Disorders

Bharti¹,

Bhatti²,

Angad³

et al. 2019

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BACKGROUND Substance use disorder is increasing day by day, as individuals are using substance for recreational purposes to get excitement out of its use. Extensive use of substance is causing significant damage to mental, physical, psychological and social health of an individual. Although the use of any substance is markedly influenced by an individual's own personality traits, we wanted to study the personality factors among the patients with different substance use disorders and associated factors. METHODSThis hospital based, observational study was carried out to assess the various personality factors among 90 subjects using various substances (alcohol, opioids, cannabis, nicotine smoking, tobacco chewer, benzodiazepine abuser etc.). The sample was divided into three groups based on type of substance use disorder i.e., alcohol, opioids and others. Purposive sampling method was used for collecting data. Sixteen Personality Factor questionnaire and sociodemographic proforma was administered for assessing the personality, and getting basic data of the subjects. RESULTSA total of 90 subjects participated in this study. It was found that 33.33% of the subjects were using alcohol, 33.33% opioids and 33.3% others (cannabis, nicotine smoking, tobacco chewer, benzodiazepine abuser). Range of duration of intake is also significantly associated with type of substance abuse. The range of duration was more in alcoholics and others than in opioids. Only self-discipline mean scores were significantly associated with the type of substance abuse participants were using. CONCLUSIONSSubstance dependence will become a major issue, if not handled properly by the professional healers. It was observed that all types of substance users scored high on factor L (suspicious), F (happy go lucky). HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Poonam B, Karun B, Angad SH, et al. Assessment of personality factors among patients presenting with different substance use disorders. BACKGROUND Personality is deeply ingrained and enduring behavior patterns, inflexible responses to a broad range of personal and social situations. It is persons own self representation emerged from interaction between genetic, environmental and psychosocial factors. Each individual has specific personality traits through which an individual tune with the daily life situations. It is own pattern of thoughts and behavior which makes an individual distinct and unique. All personality traits collectively formulate one's own personality.Personality disorder tends to appear in late childhood and adolescence and continues to manifest into adulthood. It is therefore unlikely that the diagnosis of personality disorder will be appropriate, before the age of 16 or 17 years.

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