Meanings
- not comparablerareExhibiting antisocial behaviour tied to narcotic addiction.
The temptation of narcotics is a dangerous thing both for every man and for the man of arts: it may place him in a narcopathic dependence.
1972, Atti Del 5̊ Congresso Internazionale Di Igiene E Medicina Preventiva, Roma, 8-12 Ottobre 19682 more examples
It is here that the illness begins and comes over and over again in repeated schizophrenic attacks, cyclophrenic phases, narcopathic leanings, neurotic breakdowns and psychopathic conflicts.
1973, Nikola Shipkovenski, “Principles of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Their Realisation in Bulgaria”, in International Journal of Social Psychiatry, volume 19, page 230In the narcopathic patient, the specific pathogenous environmental conditions should be carefully examined to help him get rid of them. To most addicts, this means, first, a definitive separation from the group.
1977, Nikola Shipkovenski, Psychotherapy Versus Iatrogeny: A Confrontation for Physicians
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