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[Assessing coping strategies in alcoholics: Comparison while controlling for personality disorders, cognitive impairment and benzodiazepine misuse]

Publicated to:Adicciones. 22 (3): 191-197 - 2010-01-01 22(3), DOI: 10.20882/adicciones.179

Authors: Monras, Miquel; Mondon, Silvia; Jou, Joan

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Hosp Clin Barcelona, Unidad Alcohol, Serv Psiquiatria, Inst Neurosci, E-08036 Barcelona, Spain - Author
Institut de Neurociencies, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Spain. mmonras@clinic.ub.es - Author
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Abstract

Better coping skills are related to greater capacity for dealing with stressful situations. This relationship could be relevant for the prevention of alcohol-misuse relapse. Relapse rate is higher among severe alcoholics. The current study examines whether this may be due to a lack of coping skills in those cases. The COPE (Coping Orientations to Problems Experienced) is a questionnaire used for assessing coping strategies.COPE scores of 216 alcohol inpatients are compared while controlling for personality disorders (PDs), cognitive impairment (CI) and benzodiazepine misuse (BM).Patients with PDs score higher on the scales of Humor, Venting emotions, Substance use and Use of instrumental support. However, there are no differences in COPE scores attributable to CI or BM.Alcoholics with Personality disorders use maladaptive coping strategies. Patients presenting CI or BM have low capacity for introspection and are unable to properly evaluate their own abilities, so that they tend to give a socially favorable but unrealistic image of themselves. Longitudinal studies are needed to evaluate the predictive validity of the coping skills before training alcoholics, who are especially difficult to assess due to their lower capacity for objective self-observation.

Keywords

Adaptation, psychologicalAlcoholismBenzodiazepine misuseBenzodiazepinesCognition disordersCognitive impairmentCope questionnaireCoping skillsDependent patientsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle agedPersonality disordersSampleSelf-efficacySkillsSubstance-related disordersTreatment outcomes

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Adicciones due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Dialnet (Dialnet Métricas). In the year of publication of the work, 2010, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil).

Notably, the journal is positioned in the Quartile Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR), in the category Substance Abuse, in the Quartile Q3 for the agency Scopus (SJR), in the category Psychiatry and Mental Health, classified as A+ in other national agencies such as CIRC, classified as B by the agency AGUAR.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-06-30:

  • WoS: 8
  • Scopus: 7
  • Europe PMC: 2

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-30:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 52 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Monràs Arnau, Miquel) .