Stress coping strategies of Drug and Alcohol Addicted patients in Latvia

V. Sudraba; A. Millere; L. Deklava; E. Millere; Z. Zumente; K. Circenis; I. Millere

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.09.099

Stress coping strategies of Drug and Alcohol Addicted patients in Latvia

V. Sudraba, A. Millere, L. Deklava, E. Millere, Z. Zumente, K. Circenis, I. Millere

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It is believed that people are starting to use drugs to cope with stress on a daily basis because they do not see other option. Aim is to discover Drug and Alcohol Addicted patients’ stress coping strategies. We used Demographic questionnaire and “The Ways of Coping” scale. Results shows that there are statistically significant differences between alcohol and drug addicted patients were observed in subscales: Confrontive Coping, Seeking Social Support, Distancing, Self-Controlling and Positive Reappraisal. This study is important because it allows realizing and evaluating the range of stress-coping types of patients with addiction and to compare the result of alcohol and drug addicts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	632-636
Journal	Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Volume	205
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.09.099
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	6th World Conference on Psychology Counseling and Guidance (WCPCG) - Queen Elizabeth Elite Suite Hotel & SPA Convention Center, Antalya, Turkey Duration: 14 May 2015 → 16 May 2015 Conference number: 6 https://www.globalcenter.info/wcpcg/?page_id=260

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substance use disorder patients
stress coping

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5.1 Psychology
3.1 Basic medicine

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Stress coping strategies of Drug and Alcohol Addicted patients in Latvia

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