Sexual desire of Methadone replacement therapy in heroin dependence subjects

Autor: Chia-Chang Chien, 簡佳璋
Rok vydání: 2012
Druh dokumentu: 學位論文 ; thesis
Popis: 100
Purpose: The main purpose of this research is to understand whether or not methadone replacement therapy has differing effects between the demographics, personalities, and parental bonding instrument for populations of heroin users. Furthermore, we discuss the effect of methadone replacement therapy on sexual desire.Methods: In this purposive sampling study, we utilize the descriptive research method and case control study. Data was collected for Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), alexithymia, Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ), and sexual desire inventory(SDI). Result: The sample population consisted of 139 male and 27 female subjects. 65 male and 10 female subjects were then followed monthly for three months for further analysis in changes in sexual desire. This research showed statistical significance between the drop out group and the case group for educational level (p=.08), mental health status (p=.044), personality trait of neurosis (p=.05), and the role of paternal care in the parental bonding instrument (p=.017). This represents that the cases that did not accept regular methadone treatment had a lower educational level, poorer mental health status, and a higher incidence of neurotic and psychotic personality traits. The research showed a moderately direct correlation between extroverts of the EPQ scale and sexual deisre ( p
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