Citation

Rostami R, Zarei J, Larijani R. Procedia Soc. Behav. Sci. 2010; 5: 741-743.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.07.176

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Various studies show high level of sexual dysfunction before and after of substance abuse in people who abuse opiods. In the other hand, sexual patterns include cognitive, emotional and behavioral schemes that interact with each other effect on sexual behavior and function. This study evaluates frequency of sexual dysfunction and cognitive schemes which are related to them sample of this study include 63 patients who are referred to Atye addiction treatment center in 2008. Sexual dysfunction in addicts are significantly various to sexual dysfunction in general population. Also, defeat prediction has a negative relation to orgasm. Negative attitudes toward sexual relationship are seen in many addicts. Results of this study suggest that there is a significant difference between addicts to opiods and general population in sexual dysfunction.