The new book by Assoc.Prof. Dr. Rositsa Racheva from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Institute for Population and Human Studies, IPHS) - "Personal Characteristics in Psychoactive Substance Addiction" was officially presented in Sofia on November 21, 2024.
The meeting was attended by over 100 specialists from scientific society and leading clinics in Bulgaria, who expressed their commitment to professional engagement to this scourge of modern times, damaging the lives and existence of young people.
The book is dedicated to its own screening methodology, developed by Assoc. Proff. Dr. Rositsa Racheva, working at the Bulgarian Academy of Science, The Institute for Population and Human Studies (IPHS) and the scientific research conducted with adolescents.
As a result of the book, any specialist equipped with scientific knowledge in the field of psychology, psychiatry or other supporting discipline will be able to find those personality traits subject to the general structure, which accentuate behavior and lead inevitably to addiction and dependence on the young person. This is an opportunity for screening, prevention, diagnosis and development of a treatment program.
The research has combined the practical point of view through 20 years of experience of the author in the treatment of addicted dependent adolescents and the scientific side through a systematic approach and structuring of main directions.
Generally, there are internalized and externalized personality traits, which in the adicted dependent young people who conducted the study turned out to be significantly accentuated.
The book is published by the academic publishing house of BAS and can be purchased in the network of accessible bookstores.