Mental Health Status of the First-degree Relatives of Heroin Dependent Patients / 中国临床心理学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the mental health status of the first-degree relatives of the heroin addicts. Methods: Three hundred twenty first-degree relatives of the heroin addicts were evaluated with SCL-90. Results: The scores of somatization, depression, anxiety, paranoia, and psychiatric factor among the first-degree relatives were significantly higher than the national norm. The first-degree relatives of heroin addicts who had addicted more than 5 years had significantly higher score than the relatives of heroin addicts who had addicts less than 5 years. Conclusion: The mental health condition of the first-degree relatives of heroin addicts was poor, especially those relatives of heroin addicts who have addicted for more than 5 years.