بررسي رابطه بين سوءمصرف و وابستگي به مواد مخدر با اختلال هاي رواني اعضاء خانواده ، 1380

Relationship between substance abuse and mental disorders of family (2001)

Background and aim: One of the consequences of substance abuse is psychiatric disorder in the society and family. The aim of this study was to find the possible relationship between substance abuse and mental disorders of the other family members. Method: This descriptive and study was performed on 724 (514 female and 210 male) outpatients referred to counseling center of the Kashani clinic, Shahrekord. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, chi-square, Fishers test and adds Ratio. Results: The results showed that 49.4% of the patients stated that at least one of their family members was substance abuser. Chance of a depressive person to have a family member abuser was 1.97 times more than patients with other mental disorders. This chance ratio for anxiety was 0.45, for conversion disorder was 2.77, and for interpersonal problems and conduct disorders was 0.38. These differences were statistically significant. But the odd ratios for social phobia, sleep disorder and impotence were nonsignificant. Conclusion: There was a significant deference between patient mental disorders with members family substance abuse and dependent.