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Reasons for Help-Seeking and Associated Fears in Subjects with Substance Dependence

BACKGROUND: Patients seek treatment for substance use disorders because of certain reasons that they consider significant and important, but on the other hand, they do have various fears or apprehensions about the treatment, which act as barriers for treatment-seeking. In this study, we aim to asses...

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Autores principales: Nebhinani, Naresh, Sarkar, Siddharth, Ghai, Sandhya, Basu, Debasish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3498779/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23162192
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.101784
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author Nebhinani, Naresh
Sarkar, Siddharth
Ghai, Sandhya
Basu, Debasish
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Ghai, Sandhya
Basu, Debasish
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description BACKGROUND: Patients seek treatment for substance use disorders because of certain reasons that they consider significant and important, but on the other hand, they do have various fears or apprehensions about the treatment, which act as barriers for treatment-seeking. In this study, we aim to assess their reasons for seeking treatment, the associated fears about treatment, their social support and locus of control, and also to find the relationship among these variables. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred subjects attending the Drug Deaddiction and Treatment Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) were prospectively recruited, with purposive sampling from 15 June to 14 July, 2011. The sociodemographic and clinical variables were ascertained through a semi-structured performa. The PGI Locus of Control Scale, Social Support Scale, and Reasons of Help-seeking and Fear Questionnaire were applied. RESULTS: The common reasons for seeking treatment were — having become a habitual user, taking substance for a long time, and a need to take it every day. The common fears about treatment were the fear of disappointing others, loss of secrecy of substance use, and being considered a failure in life. The locus of control was primarily internal. Certain reasons like taking substance for a long time, feeling ill, and feeling sad were associated with a lower social support. Social support was not associated with the locus of control. The most affected areas of impairment were finance and health. CONCLUSIONS: Certain reasons and fears regarding treatment are more common than others. It is important to look into reasons and fears that are related to better treatment outcomes.
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spelling pubmed-34987792012-11-16 Reasons for Help-Seeking and Associated Fears in Subjects with Substance Dependence Nebhinani, Naresh Sarkar, Siddharth Ghai, Sandhya Basu, Debasish Indian J Psychol Med Original Article BACKGROUND: Patients seek treatment for substance use disorders because of certain reasons that they consider significant and important, but on the other hand, they do have various fears or apprehensions about the treatment, which act as barriers for treatment-seeking. In this study, we aim to assess their reasons for seeking treatment, the associated fears about treatment, their social support and locus of control, and also to find the relationship among these variables. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred subjects attending the Drug Deaddiction and Treatment Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) were prospectively recruited, with purposive sampling from 15 June to 14 July, 2011. The sociodemographic and clinical variables were ascertained through a semi-structured performa. The PGI Locus of Control Scale, Social Support Scale, and Reasons of Help-seeking and Fear Questionnaire were applied. RESULTS: The common reasons for seeking treatment were — having become a habitual user, taking substance for a long time, and a need to take it every day. The common fears about treatment were the fear of disappointing others, loss of secrecy of substance use, and being considered a failure in life. The locus of control was primarily internal. Certain reasons like taking substance for a long time, feeling ill, and feeling sad were associated with a lower social support. Social support was not associated with the locus of control. The most affected areas of impairment were finance and health. CONCLUSIONS: Certain reasons and fears regarding treatment are more common than others. It is important to look into reasons and fears that are related to better treatment outcomes. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3498779/ /pubmed/23162192 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.101784 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3498779/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23162192
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.101784
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