| dc.description.abstract | Realizing the public health problem that crack use is configured in Brazil, the social skills may be aid in the recovery of these users. Thus, it was aimed to know the social skills of crack users, assessing deficits and its relationship with the population characteristics. Therefore, there were two quantitative empirical studies for the purpose of: 1) Evaluate social skills deficits and identify associations with sociodemographic characteristics; 2) comparing the performance of social skills of crack users and non-users finding if deficits have in clinical population. Participated in both studies 65 men crack users, in treatment in therapeutic communities. To compose the objective of the second study, also participated 48 men do not substance abusers. The instruments were: Demographics data questionnaire, Inventory of Social Skills, Cognitive Screening of the WAIS and MINI. In the first study It was observed associations between crack users and deficits in the social skills about age, socioeconomic status, use of substances by family members, illegal acts, joint use of alcohol, early onset of crack use and daily consumption. In the second study the findings indicate significant statistical differences in the group of crack users, concerning of more impaired performance in on conversation and social resourcefulness and of self-control of aggressiveness in aversive situations. The studies allowed the understanding of the social skills in crack users, enabling development of interventions aimed at increasing the social skills, according the found demand to assist in the recovery of this population. | en |
