in order to determine the rate of mental disorders in male prisoners, 120 men ages 18 to 28 incarcerated in ghasr prison of tehran for theft, assult, addiction, murder, unlawful sexual acts or embezzlement were selected randomly. 120 men in the same age range who were matched with the first group in terms of socio-economic characteristics were selected from normal population as a comparison gro...

BACKGROUND While considerable research has been undertaken on addiction treatment, the experiences of transgender individuals who use drugs are rarely explored in such research, as too often transgender individuals are excluded entirely or grouped with those of sexual minority groups. Consequently, little is known about the treatment experiences in this population. Thus, we sought to qualitativ...

OBJECTIVE This study examined the differences in psychiatric comorbidities and behavioral aspects in accordance with the severity of Internet addiction in male adolescents. METHODS One hundred and twenty-five adolescents from four middle and high schools in Seoul were enrolled in this study. The subjects were divided into non-addict, abuse, and dependence groups according to a diagnostic inte...

objective: we aimed to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and alexithymia with vulnerability to drug abuse among students. methods: the study method was descriptive and correlational. in this study, 483 male high-school students from salmas city, iran were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. all participants completed the toronto alexithymia scale, general self-effica...

conclusions our results showed that many personal, familial, and social factors play a role in addiction relapse. the high prevalence of return to addiction necessitates further strategies for the more optimal control of these factors. patients and methods in this descriptive study, 146 addicts referring to addiction treatment centers in the iranian city of ahvaz were selected via purposive and...

Background: It is estimated that 15 million births occur every year to adolescents. This represents about 11%of all births each year. The global average rate of births per 1000 females aged 15-19 years is 65. A range of social, cultural, biological and service delivery factors contribute to the high levels of adolescent pregnancy and childbirth. This study was conducted to determine the causes ...

Background and Objectives: Studies have shown to some extent the effectiveness of matrix therapy in reducing the severity of addiction and psychological consequences in general. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of matrix therapy on suicidal tendency and the psychological dimensions of sexual problems in substance abusers. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental pretest ...