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| Published: June 25, 2016

Treatment of Drug Addicts by Psychoastrotherapy

Asstt. Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Sri Agrasen Kanya P. G. College, Varanasi, India, and Hon. Director, S. I. Mental & Physical Health Society (SIMPHS), Chandua Chhittupur, Varanasi Google Scholar More about the auther

Vandana Sharma

Chief Psychologist, S.I.Mental & Physical Health Society (SIMPHS), Chandua Chhittupur, Varanasi-2, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.082/20160303

DOI: 10.25215/0303.082

ABSTRACT

The aim of the present study ascertaining the personality characteristics of treated and non-treated drug addicts, using Hindi version of the Middlesex Hospital Questionnaire and Death Anxiety Scale. 100 subjects were taken for this study out of this 50 treated and 50 non-treated drug addicts were evaluated at S.I. Mental and Physical Health Society “SIMPHS”, Varanasi, district in India. Psycho-astrotherapy was given to those groups who attend the Centre for treatment. These groups were matched on the variables of age range 18-35 years with a mean age of 21.01 years. Addiction period ranged from two year to six years. The finding reveals that characteristics associated with non-treated drug addicts are anxiety, obsession, phobia, somatization, depression and hysteria, and death anxiety.

Keywords

Treatment, Drug, Psychoastrotherapy

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How to cite this article:

M Sharma, V Sharma. (2016). Treatment of Drug Addicts by Psychoastrotherapy. International Journal of Indian Psychology 3 (3), DOI: 10.25215/0303.082, DIP: 18.01.082/20160303