[Addictions profiles as a tool for comparison of chemical and nonchemical dependencies].

AIM: A clinical and phenomenological comparative evaluation of addictions (alcoholism, drug addiction, sexual and tobacco dependence, pathological gambling) to develop integrative methods for the assessment of comparative performance profiles of addictive disorders.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: One hundred and forty-six patients were examined using clinical, psychometric and statistical methods.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Addiction profiles were described and addictive potentials were compared. The most pronounced addictive symptoms were found in groups where the participants were addicted to drugs or to pathological gambling. The least pronounced symptoms were found in patients addicted to tobacco. Participants addicted to alcohol were in the middle range.