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Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems: 2015, 17, 1 (pages: 23 - 32)

Psychological needs of men under MMT- A mixed method study

Jalali A., Hassanpuor-Dehkordi A., Mahvar T., Moradi M., and Dinmohammadi M.

Summary: Background Psychosocial needs of participants in methadone maintenance treatment method are considered as an important issue in the healing process. Aim Therefore, this study was designed and performed with the aim to determine psychosocial needs of men undergoing Methadone therapy. Materials & Methods It was a simultaneous mixed method study. In the qualitative part of the study, using snowball sampling method, 19 male clients interested to participate in the study with at least one month methadone therapy were selected and in-depth, semi-structured individual and face to face interviews were conducted. In the quantitative part, a descriptive study was conducted and 136 male clients from 12 substance abuse treatment clinics in the city of Kermanshah were selected by convenience sampling method and analyzed using Basic needs satisfaction scale. The content analysis method was used to analyze qualitative data, while quantitative data was analyzed by SPSS v.18 software. Results The qualitative results were obtained in 15 subtheme and 5 main themes. The main categories included the need for support, the need for tranquility, fear of ostracism, deficiency in self-esteem and vague self-image. The quantitative results indicated a low sense of self-determination, competence, and dependence in clients that such results were consistent with the qualitative results. Conclusions The results showed that drug-using participants need family and community supports during treatment in order to cover their psychosocial needs.