作者
Joni Teoh Bing Fei, Anne Yee, Mohamad Hussain Bin Habil
发表日期
2016/1
期刊
The American journal on addictions
卷号
25
期号
1
页码范围
49-55
简介
Background and Objectives
Co‐occurring psychiatric disorders are among the difficulties faced by patients with opioid dependence on methadone maintenance therapy (MMT). This study aims to assess the prevalence of psychiatric comorbidity among patients on MMT, the factors predicting psychiatric comorbidity and to examine the association between psychiatric comorbidity and quality of life.
Methods
A total of 225 male patients on MMT in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia were assessed for psychiatric comorbidity and substance use disorders using the Mini‐International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) and Opiate Treatment Index (OTI). Their quality of life was assessed using World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL)‐BREF.
Results
The prevalence of a current and lifetime non‐substance use Axis I psychiatric disorder was 14.2% and 15.6% respectively, while 14.7% fulfilled the criteria for …
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