Psychosocial Predictors of Postinstitutional Adjustment Among Male Drug Addicts

Prognostic Factors in the Evaluation of Addicted Individuals

“…Specifically, regarding the symptoms of anxiety, it has been observed that alcoholics who had a higher level of anxiety responded more favorably (6). Conversely, a study of drug addicts by Kaplan andMeyerowitz (19) found that addicts who resumed drug usage after treatment characteristically had revealed less anxiety during hospital evaluation. In sum mary, it would appear that addicts with an underlying neurosis, and particularly those who experience anxiety or display obsessive-compulsive characteristics, are more likely to have a favorable outcome.…”