Loss and readiness to change substance abuse

Article Abstract:

The total number of losses, self-reported by dually diagnosed psychiatric inpatients, is related to scores of precontemplation, contemplation and readiness to change (RTC) substance abuse. Regrets are related to less precontemplation, and greater contemplation and RTC. Lack of cognitive acuity is related to more precontemplation and less RTC. Regret predicts higher action scores and contemplation in women while financial loss predicts higher contemplation in men. Losses can be used therapeutically during the precontemplation and contemplation stages to change substance abuse.

Analysis, Loss (Psychology), Set (Psychology), Cognitive biases

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The impact of substance abusers' readiness to change on psychological and behavioral functioning

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted to examine the effect of readiness to change in the psychological and behavioral functioning of substance abusers. Data from an automated assessment procedure developed to assess individuals seeking substance-abuse services on a variety of dimensions, were used to analyze the first three stages of behavior change which includes precontemplative, contemplative and action. Results show that the decrease in depression, usually linked with the onset of substance abuse treatment, may be more appropriately linked into the action stage.

Drug addicts, Drug abusers

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Regret, substance abuse, and readiness to change in a dually diagnosed sample

Article Abstract:

Dually diagnosed patients were asked to complete the Brief Readiness to Change Questionnaire and the Measure of Substance-Related Regret (MSR) which evaluated the intensity, type, idiographic importance of and emotions associated with regrets related to substance use. The MSR showed a global measure of regret that accounted for statistically significant amounts of variance in total readiness-to-change scores. These suggested that regret seems to play vital role in the decision to change substance abuse.

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