Influence de l’attachement et des psychotraumatismes dans les addictions aux drogues

Abstract

IntroductionMany researches are developed to support theorizations of drug addiction. Among the tracks, the attachment paradigm and the psychotrauma thesis shed more light on the problem. ObjectiveThis study aims to examine the influence of attachment and psychotrauma in the etiology of the addictions of psychoactive substances. MethodsIt involved 120 participants including 60 drug dependent subjects (average age=33.67 years and standard deviation=13.47) and 60 of their brothers and/or sisters (average age=25.37 years and standard deviation=5.79) with no addictive history, including drug-free addictions. ResultsThe results show that subjects, who develop disorders linked to the use of psychoactive substances, have styles of insecure avoidance and disorganized attachment. In addition, the number of psychotraumas seems to influence the use of drugs (other than tobacco and alcohol). ConclusionThese results corroborate the contribution of attachmentist and psychotraumatic perspectives of addictive problem. However, we must beware of contextual generalizations and open up to other models of explanations.