Substance use disorder and early maladaptive schemas

A systematic literature review

Authors

  • Isabella Carvalho Oliveira Rocha Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)
  • Ederaldo José Lopes Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31505/rbtcc.v21i1.1130

Keywords:

early maladaptive schemas, substance use disorder, substance abuse, substance dependence, drug abuse

Abstract

Substance abuse is considered an international public health concern but can be difficult to treat. In this field,cognitive behavioral therapies - such as Schema Therapy (ST) - have been increasing in notoriety. Research studies have associated its basic construct – early maladaptive schemas (EMS) – to substance abuse and dependence. Therefore, the present study conducted a systematic literature review of the last 20 years in order to investigate national and international research studies that evaluated the prevalence of EMS in this population. Twenty-five studies, most of them international, were identified and analyzed according to their results, design, sample, authorship, publication year and country of origin. Despite the differences found in schemas prevalence between the samples, a common conclusion is that EMS are important predisposing factors for addictive behavior. Finally, it was discussed that further research related to ST efficacy in the treatment of substance use disorders is warranted.

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Author Biographies

Isabella Carvalho Oliveira Rocha, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)

Psicóloga no Programa de Atenção ao Dependente Químico da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (PADEQ - UFU) Especialista em Terapia Cognitivo Comportamental (UFU) Mestranda em Processos Cognitivos (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia - UFU)

Ederaldo José Lopes, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)

Docente no Instituto de Psicologia (UFU) e Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia (PGPSI - UFU) Graduação em Psicologia (Universidade de São Paulo) Mestre e Doutor em Psicobiologia (Universidade de São Paulo) Pós-doutorado em Filosofia da Mente e Ciências Cognitivas (Universidade Federal de São Carlos)

Published

2019-07-11

How to Cite

Rocha, I. C. O., & Lopes, E. J. (2019). Substance use disorder and early maladaptive schemas: A systematic literature review. Brazilian Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, 21(1), 76–94. https://doi.org/10.31505/rbtcc.v21i1.1130

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Review Articles