The Aggression Level of the Parents of Patients with Substance Use Disorder: The Relationship Between Aggression and the Level of Depression, and Anxiety

Madde Bağımlılığı Olan Hastaların Ebeveınlerinde Öfke Düzeıi: Öfkenin, Depresıon ve Anksiıete Düzeıi ile ılişkisi

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study is to research theaggression level in parents of patients with substanceuse disorder and to examine the relationship betweenaggression and the level of depression and anxiety.Methods: 40 parents of patients with substance use disorder are included in substance use parents group. 40participants who were equalized with the substance useparents group in terms of age and gender and do nothave an Axis I diagnosis are considered as the controlgroup. Parents who accepted to participate to the studyand signed informed consent form included in the study.With the aim of collecting the data, a SociodemographicData Form, Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire, BeckDepression Inventory, and Beck Anxiety Inventory weregiven to the participants. In order to determine DSM-IVTR Axis I diagnoses, The Structured Clinical Interview forDSM-IV-TR was used. Results: As we compared twogroups in terms of scale scores, it was found that thescores of Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire, BeckAnxiety Inventory, and Beck Depression Inventory washigher in substance use parents group than the controlgroup. It was revealed that 18 participants in substanceuse parents group (45%) had Axis I diagnosis comorbidity. Regarding the relationship between scales, there wasa positive relationship between aggression and the levelof depression and anxiety. Cocnclusion: In this study, itcould be suggested that the aggression level was higherin the families of patients with substance use disorderand that there was a relationship between aggressionand the level of depression and anxiety. In substance useparents group, high prevalence of Axis I diagnosiscomorbidity was observed. We think that it is essential tohandle the aggression problems of parents in theprocess of treatment of patients with substance use disorder

Özet

Amaç: Madde ba?ymlyly?y olan hastalaryn ebeveynlerindeöfke düzeyinin ara?tyrylmasy, öfkenin, depresyon veanksiyete düzeyi ile ili?kisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadyr. Gereç ve Yöntem: Madde ba?ymlyly?y olan hastalaryn 40 ebeveyni, madde ba?ymlyly?y ebeveyn grubunu,madde ba?ymlyly?y grubu ile ya? ve cinsiyet bakymyndandenkle?tirilmi?, DSM IV TR tany ölçütlerine göre eksen 1tanysy almamy? 40 ki?i, kontrol grubunu olu?turmu?tur.Çaly?maya katylmayy kabul etmi? ve bilgilendirilmi? onamformunu imzalamy? olan ki?iler çaly?maya dahil edilmi?tir.Çaly?maya katylanlara, Sosyo-demografik Veri Formu,Buss-Perry Saldyrganlyk Ölçe?i, Beck Depresyon Envanteri,Beck Anksiyete Ölçe?i uygulanmy?tyr. DSM IV TR eksen Itanylary belirlemek için, yapylandyrylmy? klinik tanygörü?mesi kullanylmy?tyr. Bulgular: Yki grubu ölçek puanlary açysyndan kar?yla?tyrdy?ymyzda, MBE grubunda, BussPerry Saldyrganlyk Ölçe?i, Beck Anksiyete Ölçe?i ve BeckDepresyon Envanteri puanlarynyn daha yüksek oldu?ugörülmü?tür. MBE grubunda 18 ki?ide (%45) eksen I e?tany tespit edilmi?tir. Ölçekler arasyndaki ili?ki incelendi?inde, MBE grubunda, öfke ile anksiyete ve depresyon arasynda pozitif bir ili?ki oldu?u görülmü?tür. Sonuç:Bu çaly?mada madde ba?ymlyly?y olan ki?ilerin ailelerindeöfke düzeyinin yüksek oldu?u, öfke ile depresyon veanksiyete düzeyleri arasynda bir ili?ki oldu?u görülmektedir. MBE grubunda yüksek oranda eksen I e? tanygörülmektedir. Madde ba?ymlyly?y olan hastalarynebeveynlerine yönelik psikiyatrik de?erlendirmelerin vetedaviye yönelik müdahalelerin göz ardy edilmemesigerekti?ini dü?ünmekteyiz