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Table 5 SCL90-based psychopathological factor severity in heroin use disorder according to the secondary substance of abuse

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

SCL90-based factors

Heroin + alcohol

N = 79

Heroin + cocaine

N = 783

Heroin (neither alcohol nor cocaine)

N = 85

F

p

M ± SD

M ± SD

M ± SD

1. Worthlessness-being trapped

1.13 ± 0.7

1.15 ± 0.8

1.02 ± 0.8

1.01

0.362

2. Somatic symptoms

0.99 ± 0.7

1.02 ± 0.7

0.91 ± 0.7

0.81

0.444

3. Sensitivity-psychoticism

0.70 ± 0.5

0.81 ± 0.7

0.66 ± 0.6

2.28

0.102

4. Panic-anxiety

0.41 ± 0.5

0.45 ± 0.6

0.34 ± 0.5

1.30

0.271

5. Violence-suicide

0.69 ± 0.5

0.83 ± 0.7

0.64 ± 0.6

3.72

0.024

  1. Post-hoc test (Scheffe’s procedure): no differences between groups in any psychopathological factor
  2. Discriminant analysis
  3. FD1 Wilks lambda = 0.98; Chi-square = 13.28; df 10, p = 0.208
  4. FD2 Wilks lambda = 0.99; Chi-square = 1.26; df 4, p = 0.867