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Abstract
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OBJECTIVE(s): This study aims to assess psychological factors including stress, depression, and anxiety, and their relationship to suicidal behavior among alcohol and drug addicts.
METHODology: A quantitative descriptive-analytic study using an assessment approach with questionnaire items is conducted to explore Suicidal behavior and related factors among Alcohol and Drug Addicts for the periods of 5.11.2021 to 10.5.2022. Participants were informed that their participation was voluntary in the study. The purpose and the benefits of the study were explained by the researcher. After they agreed to participate in the study, an anonymous questionnaire was published for the patients to participate in the present study. A convenient sample of (N=100) alcohol and drug-addicted males are selected through the use of a convenient, non-probability sampling approach. The study sample is distributed at Ibn-Rushed psychiatric hospital, department of substance abuse (In-patient wards and consultancy department). A self-report questionnaire is developed from the literature, for assessing the prevalence of suicidal behavior among alcohol and drug addicts. After completing the required approvals, data was collected by the use of a self-report questionnaire (Hard copy) and interview technique.
RESULTS: Findings indicate that alcohol and drug addicts are at risk of suicide evidenced by problematic suicidal behavior among 37% of them.
CONCLUSION: Alcohol and drug users are in danger of suicide, as one-third of them exhibit problematic suicidal behavior. Suicidal behavior is closely related to depressive symptoms and perceived stress among users Recommendation: Construct health-promoting programs to raise the population's awareness about the risk of alcohol and drug addiction and its relation to possible suicide. Support people who complain of stress, anxiety, depression, and lack of social support to minimize the risk of suicide. © 2022, Association Res Militaris. All rights reserved.
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