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“Uyuşturucu Rüyaları” Adlı Kitabın İncelenmesi

Year 2025, Volume: 17 Issue: Supplement 1, 1 - 10
https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1718206

Abstract

Uyuşturucu bağımlılığı, bireyin zarar verici sonuçlarına rağmen ısrarla madde arama ve kullanma davranışlarını sürdürdüğü, kronik ve yineleyici bir hastalık olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Tedavi sürecinde en sık karşılaşılan sorunlardan biri olan nüks, çoğunlukla yoğun madde kullanım isteği sonucunda ortaya çıkmaktadır. Son yıllarda, bu isteğin klinik olarak izlenmesine katkı sağlayabilecek potansiyel göstergelerden biri olarak “uyuşturucu rüyaları” kavramı ön plana çıkmıştır. Özellikle madde kullanımından uzak kalınan dönemlerde görülen bu rüyalar, bağımlı olunan maddeyi kullanma ya da kullanmaya çalışma temalarını içeren çeşitli içeriklere sahiptir. Claudio Colace tarafından yazılan “Uyuşturucu Rüyaları” adlı kitap, madde bağlantılı rüyaları fenomenolojik, klinik ve kuramsal boyutlarıyla sistematik biçimde ele almaktadır. Yazar, eroin bağımlısı hastalarla yaptığı psikoterapiler sırasında tesadüfen fark ettiğini belirttiği bu rüyaları başlangıçta klinik bir merakla incelemeye başlamış, zamanla konuyu psikanalitik ve nöropsikanalitik düzeyde derinleştirmiştir. Üç ana bölümden oluşan kitabın ilk kısımda uyuşturucu rüyalarının tanımı, yaygınlığı ve içeriği ele alınmakta; ikinci kısımda bu rüyaların klinik kullanımı ve prognostik öngörü değeri tartışılmakta; üçüncü kısımda ise Freud’un rüya kuramı ve modern nöropsikanalitik yaklaşımlar ışığında kuramsal değerlendirmelere yer verilmektedir. “Uyuşturucu Rüyaları” isimli kitap gerek psikodinamik gerekse nöropsikiyatrik açıdan madde bağımlılığı tedavisinde bazı önemli katkılar sunan bir kaynak olarak öne çıkmaktadır. Kitap, bağımlılık tedavisinde çalışan klinisyenler ve rüya bilimiyle ilgilenenler için özgün ve kapsamlı bir bakış açısı sağlayabilir. Bu yazıda, söz konusu kitabın kapsamlı bir incelemesi sunulmaya çalışılmıştır.

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Thanks

Drug Dreams isimli kitabının Türkçeye çevrilmesine izin verdiği için Claudio Colace’e teşekkür ederim.

References

  • Berridge KC Robinson TE (1995) The mind of an addicted brain: Neural sensitization of wanting versus liking. Curr Dir Psychol Sci, 4:71–76.
  • Choi SY (1973) Dreams as a prognostic factor in alcoholism. Am J Psychiatry, 130:699–702.
  • Christo G Franey C (1996) Addicts’ drug-related dreams: Their frequency and relationship to six-month outcomes. Subst Use Misuse, 31:1–15.
  • Colace C (2004) Dreaming in addiction: A study on the motivational bases of dreaming processes. Neuropsychoanalysis, 6:165–179.
  • Colace C Belsanti S Antermite A (2014) Limbic system irritability and drug dreams in heroin-addicted patients. Heroin Addict Relat Clin Probl, 16:76–86.
  • Colace C (2014) Clinical and Research Implications of Dreams about Drugs in Drug-addicted Patients. Bicester, UK, Karnac.
  • Freud S (1900) The Interpretation of Dreams. Vienna, Franz Deuticke.
  • Hajek P Belcher M (1991) Dream of absent-minded transgression: An empirical study of a cognitive withdrawal symptom. J Abnorm Psychol, 100:487–491.
  • Hartmann E (2011) The Nature and the Functions of Dreaming. New York, Oxford University Press.
  • Herr SR Montoya ID Preston KL (1994) Drug-related dreams in cocaine-dependent patients seeking treatment. NIDA Res Monogr, 141:154.
  • Johnson B (2003) Psychological addiction, physical addiction, addictive character, and addictive personality disorder: A nosology of addictive disorders. Can J Psychoanal, 11:135–160.
  • Kassel JD Shiffman S (1992) What can hunger teach us about drug craving? A comparative analysis of the two constructs. Adv Behav Res Ther, 14:141–167.
  • Reid SD Simeon DT (2001) Progression of dreams of crack cocaine abusers as a predictor of treatment outcome: A preliminary report. J Nerv Ment Dis, 189:854–857.
  • Revonsuo A (2000) The interpretation of dreams: An evolutionary hypothesis of the functions of dreaming. Behav Brain Sci, 23:877–901.
  • Yee T Perantie DC Dhanani N Brown ES (2004) Drug dreams in outpatients with bipolar disorder and cocaine dependence. J Nerv Ment Dis, 192:238–242.

Analysis of “Drug Dreams” Book

Year 2025, Volume: 17 Issue: Supplement 1, 1 - 10
https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1718206

Abstract

Substance addiction is defined as a chronic and relapsing disorder in which the individual persistently engages in drug-seeking and drug-using behaviors despite harmful consequences. One of the most common challenges in the treatment process is relapse, which frequently occurs as a result of intense craving for substance use. In recent years, the concept of "drug dreams" has come to the forefront as a potential indicator that may contribute to the clinical monitoring of such cravings. These dreams, which often appear during periods of abstinence, contain various themes involving the use or attempted use of the addictive substance. The book “Drug Dreams” by Claudio Colace systematically addresses drug-related dreams from phenomenological, clinical, and theoretical perspectives. The author initially began examining these dreams—first noticed during psychotherapy sessions with heroin-dependent patients—with clinical curiosity and later deepened his investigation on both psychoanalytic and neuropsychoanalytic levels. The book is divided into three main sections: the first part discusses the definition, prevalence, and content of drug dreams; the second part explores their clinical use and prognostic value; and the third part offers theoretical evaluations in light of Freud’s dream theory and contemporary neuropsychoanalytic approaches. The book “Drug Dreams”stands out as a valuable resource that offers significant contributions to addiction treatment from both psychodynamic and neuropsychiatric perspectiv. It provides a unique and comprehensive perspective for clinicians working in addiction treatment and for those interested in dream studies. This article aims to present a comprehensive review of the aforementioned book.

References

  • Berridge KC Robinson TE (1995) The mind of an addicted brain: Neural sensitization of wanting versus liking. Curr Dir Psychol Sci, 4:71–76.
  • Choi SY (1973) Dreams as a prognostic factor in alcoholism. Am J Psychiatry, 130:699–702.
  • Christo G Franey C (1996) Addicts’ drug-related dreams: Their frequency and relationship to six-month outcomes. Subst Use Misuse, 31:1–15.
  • Colace C (2004) Dreaming in addiction: A study on the motivational bases of dreaming processes. Neuropsychoanalysis, 6:165–179.
  • Colace C Belsanti S Antermite A (2014) Limbic system irritability and drug dreams in heroin-addicted patients. Heroin Addict Relat Clin Probl, 16:76–86.
  • Colace C (2014) Clinical and Research Implications of Dreams about Drugs in Drug-addicted Patients. Bicester, UK, Karnac.
  • Freud S (1900) The Interpretation of Dreams. Vienna, Franz Deuticke.
  • Hajek P Belcher M (1991) Dream of absent-minded transgression: An empirical study of a cognitive withdrawal symptom. J Abnorm Psychol, 100:487–491.
  • Hartmann E (2011) The Nature and the Functions of Dreaming. New York, Oxford University Press.
  • Herr SR Montoya ID Preston KL (1994) Drug-related dreams in cocaine-dependent patients seeking treatment. NIDA Res Monogr, 141:154.
  • Johnson B (2003) Psychological addiction, physical addiction, addictive character, and addictive personality disorder: A nosology of addictive disorders. Can J Psychoanal, 11:135–160.
  • Kassel JD Shiffman S (1992) What can hunger teach us about drug craving? A comparative analysis of the two constructs. Adv Behav Res Ther, 14:141–167.
  • Reid SD Simeon DT (2001) Progression of dreams of crack cocaine abusers as a predictor of treatment outcome: A preliminary report. J Nerv Ment Dis, 189:854–857.
  • Revonsuo A (2000) The interpretation of dreams: An evolutionary hypothesis of the functions of dreaming. Behav Brain Sci, 23:877–901.
  • Yee T Perantie DC Dhanani N Brown ES (2004) Drug dreams in outpatients with bipolar disorder and cocaine dependence. J Nerv Ment Dis, 192:238–242.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Subtance Abuse
Journal Section Book Review
Authors

Mustafa Danışman 0000-0002-7403-8840

Early Pub Date October 11, 2025
Publication Date October 27, 2025
Submission Date June 12, 2025
Acceptance Date July 29, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 17 Issue: Supplement 1

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AMA Danışman M. Analysis of “Drug Dreams” Book. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry. October 2025;17(Supplement 1):1-10. doi:10.18863/pgy.1718206

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