Ethno-territorial features of psychotherapy rehabilitation models in addictive communities abusing synthetic cannabinoids.

Objective

To develop a program of psychotherapeutic rehabilitation for mental patients who abuse synthetic cannabinoids and to describe phenomenon of this comorbidity. Object of study: The total sample included 311 young men dependent on synthetic cannabinoids: 169 with specific and persistent personality disorders and 142 with paranoid schizophrenia.

Methods

Follow-up, clinical-psychopathological, psychometric (ICD-10, CGI, GAF, SANS), statistical methods were used. Results and discussion: The developed psychotherapeutic rehabilitation program for people with drug addiction, replacing the need for drugs with the need to stay in socially acceptable addictive groups, allows to improve the quality and duration of remissions, reduce the frequency of drug addiction, improve their condition and functioning.