Comparison of Online Sexual Activity Among Iranian Individuals With and Without Substance Use Disorder: A Case-Control Study.

addictive behavior internet addiction mental health sexual behavior substance use disorder

Journal

Frontiers in psychiatry
ISSN: 1664-0640
Titre abrégé: Front Psychiatry
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101545006

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2022
Historique:
received: 04 03 2022
accepted: 22 06 2022
entrez: 8 8 2022
pubmed: 9 8 2022
medline: 9 8 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The most important practical concerns in addiction medicine are the non-substance addiction and related addictive behaviors among individuals with substance use disorder. On the other hand, technological advances, and easy access have increased the frequency of online sexual activities (OSAs) as one of these behaviors. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of OSAs, based on the Internet Sex Screening Test (ISST) scores, among 60 patients with substance use disorder referred to Iran Psychiatric Hospital and 60 non-dependent individuals. The results showed significant negative correlations between the ISST scores and age, age at the onset of substance use, and substance use duration. There was a significant difference between the ISST scores of the case and control groups (

Identifiants

pubmed: 35935427
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.889528
pmc: PMC9353021
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

889528

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2022 Soraya, Rashedi, Saeidi, Hashemi, Hadi, Ahmadkhaniha and Shalbafan.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Auteurs

Shiva Soraya (S)

Research Center for Addiction and Risky Behaviors, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Vahid Rashedi (V)

Iranian Research Center on Aging, Department of Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Mahdieh Saeidi (M)

Research Center for Addiction and Risky Behaviors, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Pooria Hashemi (P)

Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Fatemeh Hadi (F)

School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Hamidreza Ahmadkhaniha (H)

Research Center for Addiction and Risky Behaviors, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Mohammadreza Shalbafan (M)

Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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