Background: According to the world health organization report, mental disorders are major causes of morbidity and disability in the world and can reduce one’s success and progress in his life. The aim of this study was to c o mpare general health in treatment -seeking drug-dependent men and women in Hamadan, Iran.   Methods: This comparative cross-sectional study was done on 119 participants ...

Objectives: This study is carried out with the aim of assessing the relationship between craving and impulsivity factors in three main groups of opiate addicts [heroin, crack-heroin (locally known, purified crystaline heroin), and opium]. Method: 77 opiate users in 3 groups [37 heroin intravenous (IV) abusers, 17 crack smokers and 23 opium smokers] were selected using a semi-structured intervie...

 AbstractIntroduction: This study was performed to assess the effect of hypnotherapy on withdrawal symp- toms and the relapse rates of substance use.Method: In a clinical trial, 22 subjects at the detoxification stage who were eligible for the study were randomly assigned to the case and control groups. Each group similarly took part in the cognitive therapy sessions. Additionally, the case gro...

Abstract The aim of this research was to examine the effectiveness of supportive-expressive therapy in improving the maintenance treatment outcome for opioid dependency. For this purpose, a single case experimental design across subjects was used in which four opioid dependent subjects were assessed during baseline, intervention and follow-up phases. The assessment measures included Structured...

Objective: The current study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of psychodrama therapy in relapse prevention (RP) and the reduction of depression among opiate-dependent male patients. Method: A quasi-experimental research design along with pre-post tests and follow-up and control group was employed for this study. Using convenience sampling method, the number of 20 opiate-dependent men who ...

Opium tincture or tincture of opium (TOP), also known as Laudanum, is an alcoholic herbal preparation of opium. It is made by combining ethanol with opium latex or powder. After works of Paracelsus, the 16th century Swiss-German alchemist, who discovered that the alkaloids in opium are far more soluble in alcohol compared to water and named Opium tincture as Laudanum, this drug has been found a...

مقدمه:اختلال عملکرد جنسی، یکی از شایع ترین مشکلاتی است که افراد معتاد به مصرف مواد افیونی، با خود به درمان نگهدارنده متادون می آورند لیکن هنوز مطالعات گسترده ایی در این رابطه در کشور ما صورت نپذیرفته است. هدف : در این پژوهش، به مقایسه اختلالات عملکرد جنسی معتادان مرد در زمان استفاده از مواد مخدر و در حین درمان نگهدارنده با متادون (mmt) در شهرستان دامغان پرداخته شده است. روش بررسی : مطالعه حاض...

سابقه و هدف: با توجه به شیوع گسترده پدیده اعتیاد در جوامع بشری خصوصاً در میان جوانان و نقش عوامل مختلف زیستی، روانشناختی و اجتماعی در بروز و تداوم وابستگی به مواد مخدر و گزارشات متفاوت در این زمینه مطالعه حاضر به منظور تعیین ویژگی های روانشناختی و شخصیتی جوانان وابسته به مواد مخدر مراجعه کننده به مرکز بازپروری سازمان بهزیستی در شهر کاشان در سال 1379 انجام گرفت. مواد و روش ها: پژوهش حاضر به روش ت...