Substance dependence and mental health in northern Iran
| Autor: | Iraj Golikhatir, Mohammad Ali Heidari Gorji, Farzad Bozorgi, Ali Morad Heidari Gorji, Yadollah Jannati, Jabbar Heydari Fard, Reza Ali Mohammadpour |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Cross-sectional study Substance-Related Disorders media_common.quotation_subject Iran Young Adult Prevalence of mental disorders Age Distribution Sex Factors Psychoticism Psychiatric medication Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Prevalence Humans Psychiatry media_common Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Substance dependence business.industry Addiction Mental Disorders General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Mental health Anxiety Disorders Cross-Sectional Studies Mental Health Psychotic Disorders Socioeconomic Factors Anxiety Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of African medicine. 13(3) |
| ISSN: | 0975-5764 |
| Popis: | Background: Today, substance dependence and illegal trading of narcotics is considered as a global issue. Since mental disorder has been reported in about 90% of the substance dependents, this study aimed at determining the rate of mental health in the substance dependents in Sari Township in 2011. Materials and Methods: In this study, 500 substance-dependent patients were selected using convenience sampling method. To collect data, SCL-90-R was used for the evaluation of their mental health and a demographic questionnaire was employed for identifying their personal information. The obtained data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics using the SPSS software. Results: It was found that 90.4% of the participants were susceptible to mental disorder. Most of them suffered from depression, psychoticism, interpersonal sensitivity, anxiety, and paranoia. Also, there was significant relationship between the mental health of single, divorced and married addicts (P Conclusion: Due to the presence of mental disorder in the substance-dependent patients, it is recommended to help treat them by providing them with education, psychotherapy, and psychiatric medication. |
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