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Volume 8, Issue 5 (Suppl) J Addict Res Ther, an open access journal
ISSN: 2155-6105
6th World Congress on
August 29-31, 2017 | Prague, Czech Republic
Addiction Disorder & Addiction Therapy
Addiction Congress 2017
August 29-31, 2017
Associations between separation anxiety and emotion dysregulation in a substance use disorder population
Betül Akyel and Ebru Aldemir
Ege University, Turkey
Substance use and addiction are responsible for numerous social and psychological problems worldwide. Children with separation
anxiety disorder demonstrate greater intensity and frequency of negative emotional responses. These children had less ability in
evaluating negative emotional situations and more reliance in emotion regulation strategies, in turn increasing the risk of functional
impairment. Individuals with difficulty in emotion regulation can engage in addictive behaviors in order to avoid or regulate negative
feelings and emotions. The aim of this study is to evaluate separation anxiety and emotional dysregulation and their interaction in
patients with substance use disorder. 65 male patients, who were referred to Substance Abuse Research and Treatment Center, with
substance use disorders were included. Sociodemographic and substance use characteristics were collected. They also fulfilled drug
use disorder identification test, separation anxiety symptoms inventory and difficulties of emotion regulation scale. The mean age was
27.6±7.6. 73.8% (n=48) of the patients were single, and 20% (n=13) were married. The onset of regular substance use was at the age
of 20.6±5.5. The most frequently used substance was cannabis (n=36, 55.4%), followed by synthetic cannobinoids (n=13, 20%). Of
all the participants, 11 (16.9%) had early parental loss and 7 (10.8%) had a history of suicidal attempt. There was a moderate positive
correlation between severity of substance use and difficulties in emotion regulation (p<0.0001, r=0.437). Separation anxiety was
moderately correlated with difficulties in emotion regulation (p<0.0001, r=0.424). Additionally, separation anxiety was correlated
with all sub-scales of difficulties in emotion regulation (goals, strategies, non-acceptance, impulse, clarity, awareness). Regarding the
results, addiction related treatment programs should contain more specific emotion regulation and separation anxiety components.
Biography
Betül Akyel has been a Psychologist for five years. She completed her Master’s Degree Program on Substance Addiction and has been a PhD Student on
Substance Addiction Program at Ege University Institute on Drug Abuse, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science, Turkey. Her research interests are Addictive
Disorders, Neurocognitive Assessment and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies.
Betül Akyel et al., J Addict Res Ther 2017, 8:5 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105-C1-033