Objective: With respect to prevalence of amphetamine dependency and its uprising trend comparing to other substances and due to lack of studies in this field; this study was conducted. Materials and Methods: This comparative- analytical study was conducted between 2012-2014 in a psychiatric Hospital (Sari, Iran) in order to assess the correlation between psychiatric disorders and amphetamine (Ice and Crystal) dependency. One hundred men between 20-50 years old with dependency (case group) and one hundred men with no history of amphetamine dependency (control group) were selected. Data obtained through structured psychiatric interview and anonymous demographic questionnaire and analyzed via Chi-Square and SPSS19. Results: Mean age of case group was noticeably lower than control. Meaningful differences between case and control groups were observed with respect to type of psychiatric disorders. Difference in educational level between two groups was meaningful. [Case-group had lower levels of education (p<0.01)]. Discussion: A lot of studies have been conducted regarding substance dependency but most of them are about opioids and few studies have been conducted regarding amphetamine spectrum substances such as Ice and Crystal. Among studies which have been conducted in area of Amphetamine dependency, most of them have focused on psychosis solely or psychiatric symptoms such as Anhedonia. Novel point of this study is that it focuses on wider range of psychiatric disorders with notifying factors such as educational level, age, gender and marital status.
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