[Comparison of spiritual intelligence and mental health in addicts and normal individuals]

ABSTRACT

Substance abuse is a chronic phenomenon that affects mental and physical health and results in a lot of social, domestic and economic trauma. The samples included 80 addicts and 80 healthy individuals. The addicts were selected randomly from private and state remedy and rehabilitation centers of Zahedan city. Healthy individuals were matched with addicts in respect to age and sex and also selected randomly. Then, participants were assessed with The Spiritual Intelligence Self Report Inventory-24[SISI] and General Health Questionnaire [GHQ]. The data was analyzed with Pearson correlation coefficient and t test for independent groups. There were significant differences in SISI scores and GHQ scores. Addicts scored lower in two scales. There was a significant positive correlation between SISI scores and GHQ scores and subscales of GHQ [P< 0.01] in two groups. Substance abuse affects mental and physical health. Individuals with lesser spiritual intelligence levels are more prone to addiction and may be with higher levels of spiritual intelligence, we can prevent individuals from addiction