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The Extraverting Effect of Treatment in a Therapeutic Community for Drug Abusers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Stephen Wilson  and
David Kennard
Stephen Wilson
Affiliation:
Littlemore Hospital, Oxford
David Kennard
Affiliation:
Littlemore Hospital, Oxford
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Abstract

Two measures of extraversion were administered routinely to a group of drug dependent offenders, on admission, after six months and after one year's treatment in a therapeutic community. On admission the sample was relatively introverted. During the treatment there was a progressive move towards extraversion, and after one year's residence there was a significant change in the direction of extraversion. It is suggested that this change constitutes an important factor in the success of this type of treatment.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 132 , Issue 3 , March 1978 , pp. 296 - 299
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1978 

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