Sayed, S., Mohamed, I., Ahmad, H. (2017). Assessment of Anxiety and Depression among Drug Addicts at the Addiction Management Unit of Assiut University Hospital. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 5(12), 53-62. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2017.60438
Shymaa Mohammed Sayed; Ikram Ibraheem Mohamed; Hossam Eddin Khalifa Ahmad. "Assessment of Anxiety and Depression among Drug Addicts at the Addiction Management Unit of Assiut University Hospital". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 5, 12, 2017, 53-62. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2017.60438
Sayed, S., Mohamed, I., Ahmad, H. (2017). 'Assessment of Anxiety and Depression among Drug Addicts at the Addiction Management Unit of Assiut University Hospital', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 5(12), pp. 53-62. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2017.60438
Sayed, S., Mohamed, I., Ahmad, H. Assessment of Anxiety and Depression among Drug Addicts at the Addiction Management Unit of Assiut University Hospital. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2017; 5(12): 53-62. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2017.60438
Assessment of Anxiety and Depression among Drug Addicts at the Addiction Management Unit of Assiut University Hospital
1Demonstrator of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.
2Professor of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.
3Assistant professor of psychiatry, Faculty of medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.
Abstract
Addiction is a social, health, economic and cultural harm and problem that have influenced the future sovereignty and security of countries. The interactions between anxiety, depression and drug addiction are complex, approximately 31% of depression and anxiety has been found among drug addict people in Egypt. Aim of the study: To assess levels of anxiety and depression, and assess the difference between levels of anxiety and depression among drug addict people. Subjects and method: Non experimental (case-control) research design used to conduct this study. The current study included 150 subjects, 100 were drug addict people & 50 were drug non- addict people. Tools of study included demographic and clinical data sheet, Drug Use Disorder Identification Test, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale Results: The majority of drug addict people had severe levels of anxiety and depression as compared to normal non- addict people. Using patterns and various drug related problems was positively and significantly correlated with anxiety (r=0.256&p=0.010*) and depression (r=0.330&p=0.001**). The present study can concluded that drug addict people had severe levels of anxiety and depression than drug non-addict people Recommendations: psychosocial counseling program for drug addict people to decrease depression and anxiety.
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