Prevalence of Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Opioid Addicts.

Introduction Substance use disorders and mood and anxiety disorders are widespread among the general population1–3 and are associated with substantial social, economic and health loss.4-7 Research shows that success or failure in detoxification treatment of opioid-dependent outdoor patients may be predicted by initial psychiatric symptoms8. Research evidence showed that co-morbid psychiatric disorders especially mood disorders can interfere with the course and treatment of substance use disorders. The research also showed that opioid dependent patient with a depressed mood at the beginning of treatment may be less likely to be abstinent at follow-up than other opioid dependents with a normal mood.9 It is revealed that among those with a lifetime history of a drug (other than alcohol) use disorder, 53.1% had a lifetime psychiatric disorder, and were at 4.5 Abstract