Prevalence, Demographic Characteristics and Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Substance Use Disorder in Iran
Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of substance use disorder in Iranian children and adolescents and its relationship with demographic characteristics and psychiatric comorbidities.Method: The data were taken from a national survey on the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Iranian children and adolescents. The national survey was conducted on 30,532 children and adolescents aged 6-18 years. The psychiatric disorders were assessed by employing k-SADS-PL questionnaire and interviews carried out by 240 clinical psychologists with the participants and their parents. Data were analyzed by Chi-square test and logistic regression.Results: A total of 277 (0.97%) were diagnosed as people with substance use disorder which were further studied for comorbid disorders. Among the various types of drugs, hypnotic / sedative / anti-anxiety drugs were abused by 84 people (46.15%), cannabis by 68 (37.36%) and stimulants by 43 (23.63%). The variables of gender, place of residence, and father’s occupation and parents’ education level were identified as predictors of substance use disorder in children and adolescents. At the same time, 42.50% substances and alcohol abusing people had at least one comorbid psychiatric disorder and the highest Comorbidity was observed in oppositional defiant disorder, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder and separation anxiety disorder (p≤0.05). Conclusions: The findings can be used in the prevention and treatment of substance use disorder and promotion of mental health in children and adolescents by focusing on the psychiatric comorbidities of people with substance use disorder.
Authors: Mohammad Reza Mohammadi, Seyed Kaveh Hojjat, Ali Khaleghi, Zahra Hooshyari, Seyed-Ali Mostafavi, Seyyed Salman Alavi, Nastaran Ahmadi, Faezeh Kaviyani, Ameneh Ahmadi, Alireza Armani Kian, Nasrin Sarraf, Parvin Safavi, Mina Norozi Khalili, Siavash Talepasand, Shahrokh Amiri, Parviz Molavi, Hadi Akbari, Soroor Arman, Soleiman Mohammadzadeh, Maryam Kousha, Atieh Golbon, Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini, Ali Delpisheh, Azizollah Mojahed, Fatemeh Moharari, Reza Dastjerdi, Nasrin Jaberghaderi, Rahim Ostovar, Mehriar Nadr Mohammadi Moghadam, Maryam Salmanian, Hadi Zarafshan
Institutions: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Ilam, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4313417153