Bidependency, perception of drug addicts’ risk of abandonment and adherence to treatment

The aim of this piece of research is to explore the bidependency construct, which can\r\nbe understood as double dependency (on a psychoactive substance and interpersonal\r\nrelationships), shaping a different profile with respect to an addiction only to substances.\r\nThe sample was made up of 115 participants in treatment of both sexes and of ages from 18\r\nto 66, at the time of the investigation, (Querage: 45.54; SD: 10.15). The research used the\r\nSpouce- Specific Dependency – SSDS- (Rathus & O´Leary, 1997, adapted by Esposito et al.,\r\n2000), the Inventory of Interpersonal Relationships and Sentimental Dependencies –IRIDS\r\n100- (Sirvent & Moral, 2007, and the Questionnaire Prediction of Therapeutic Abandonment\r\nin addiction (vs. Success) –VPA 30- (Sirvent, 2009). A different clinical profile was discovered\r\nbetween bidependent addicts and non-bidependent addicts. Significant differences were also\r\nfound between these two groups with regard to adherence to the treatment and the risk of\r\nabandonment. The bidependent group were the ones with the greatest risk. This calls for\r\nreflection and continuing with a new line of research.