Psychological drug research: current themes and future developments (2006)

What are the current findings of psychological research in the drug field with regard to personality traits, personnality disorders and co-morbid psychopathology, as well as alcohol- and drug-related expectancies? In this publication, Jorge Negreiros, professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Porto and member of the Pompidou Group Research platform, attempts to answer these questions. The limitations and future developments in this area of research are also addressed in the final section of this report.