TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Adverse effects on people's lives and functioning and marital adjustment of substance use disorder in the Turkish population
JO  - Journal of substance use
A1  - Bekircan, E.
A1  - Tanrıverdi, D.
SP  - 205
EP  - 210
VL  - 25
IS  - 2
N2  - AIM: This study was conducted to determine the negative effects on the lives, functioning and marital adjustment of patients with substance use disorder. <br><br>METHOD: The sample of the research consisted of 309 patients. The data were collected by using an Information Form, and the Short Functional Rating Scale (SFRS) and Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS). <br><br>RESULTS: It was found that 19.4% of the patients had their education adversely affected, their divorce rate increased and 44% had their economic position negatively affected. It was also determined that physical health deteriorated in 41.7% of patients, 49.2% of them had attempted suicide, 25.2% had the negative sexual experiences and 69.6% were prone to violent behavior, while 19.1% had contracted a contagious disease. The DAS total score of patients was found to be 76.65 ± 32.48 and the total SFRS score was 1.93 ± 0.80. <br><br>CONCLUSION: As a result, it has been determined that substance use disorder negatively affects the lives of patients in many ways, and patients' functionalities and marital adjustment are low. © 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1465-9891
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14659891.2019.1675786
ID  - ref1
ER  -