INTEGRATIVE MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL OF THE MORBID ATTRACTION TO PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES

Abstract

It is shown that the formation of morbid attraction
to psychoactive substances has dual nature in the
form of motivation and personality disorders with disorders
of corporal components of the I image and special, affective
deviances of thinking. On the basis of combination of
psychopathological and neuropsychological analysis the
author singles out the mechanisms for actualization of the
morbid attraction. The data obtained enable to use a new
approach to psychological testing and treatment of patients
with addictions. In addition, this paper raises the question
of the correlation of neurochemical base and personality
superstructure in the process of pathological behavioral
phenomena formation.