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Table 1 SCL90-based predominant psychopathological symptoms according to the primary substance of abuse at treatment entry

From: Psychopathology of addiction: May a SCL-90-based five dimensions structure be applied irrespectively of the involved drug?

Dominant group

Total

N = 2314

Alcohol

N = 449

Heroin

N = 1195

Cocaine

N = 670

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

1. Worthlessness-being trapped

349 (15.1)

62 (13.8)a

180 (15.1)a

107 (16.0)a

2. Somatic symptoms

509 (22.0)

102 (22.7)a,b

291 (24.4)b

116 (17.3)a

3. Sensitivity-psychoticism

465 (20.1)

110 (24.5)a

218 (18.2)b

137 (20.4)a,b

4. Panic-anxiety

605 (26.1)

124 (27.6)a

300 (25.1)a

181 (27.0)a

5. Violence-suicide

386 (16.7)

51 (11.4)a

206 (17.2)b

129 (19.3)b

  1. Chi square 28.61; df 8; p < 0.001
  2. Each letter denotes a subset of categories whose column proportions do not differ significantly from each other at the 0.05 level