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The Role of Sexual Behaviors in the Relapse Process in Iranian Methamphetamine Users: A Qualitative Study

BACKGROUND: The awareness of sexual experiences could be an effective factor in preventing high-risk sexual behavior pertaining to relapse during the recovery period of substances. This research explored the role of sexual behaviors among Iranian methamphetamine (MA) users in relapse process. METHOD...

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Autores principales: Safi, Mohammad Hadi, Younesi, Seyyed Jalal, Dadkhah, Asghar, Farhoudian, Ali, Fallahi-Khoshknab, Masoud, Azkhosh, Manoochehr
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5554804/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28819555
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author Safi, Mohammad Hadi
Younesi, Seyyed Jalal
Dadkhah, Asghar
Farhoudian, Ali
Fallahi-Khoshknab, Masoud
Azkhosh, Manoochehr
author_facet Safi, Mohammad Hadi
Younesi, Seyyed Jalal
Dadkhah, Asghar
Farhoudian, Ali
Fallahi-Khoshknab, Masoud
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description BACKGROUND: The awareness of sexual experiences could be an effective factor in preventing high-risk sexual behavior pertaining to relapse during the recovery period of substances. This research explored the role of sexual behaviors among Iranian methamphetamine (MA) users in relapse process. METHODS: The study was conducted with a qualitative approach using content analysis method. 28 participants were selected through purposeful and theoretical sampling. Data were collected based on face-to-face, in-depth, semi-structured interviews based on open-ended questions. Interviews continued until the data saturation had occurred. All interviews were examined in four stages of codes, sub-categories, categories and themes according to the content analysis of explanations and descriptions of sexual behaviors. FINDINGS: Two main themes were emerged from the analysis of interviews, including extreme pleasure seeking (including the main categories of sexual tunnel vision and sexual totalitarianism) and comprehended threat (including the main categories of internal conflict and external disorganization) as well as 10 subcategories. CONCLUSION: The results indicated that sexual behaviors played an important role in relapse process among Iranian MA users and needed to be considered and managed properly in the planning of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.
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spelling pubmed-55548042017-08-17 The Role of Sexual Behaviors in the Relapse Process in Iranian Methamphetamine Users: A Qualitative Study Safi, Mohammad Hadi Younesi, Seyyed Jalal Dadkhah, Asghar Farhoudian, Ali Fallahi-Khoshknab, Masoud Azkhosh, Manoochehr Addict Health Original Article BACKGROUND: The awareness of sexual experiences could be an effective factor in preventing high-risk sexual behavior pertaining to relapse during the recovery period of substances. This research explored the role of sexual behaviors among Iranian methamphetamine (MA) users in relapse process. METHODS: The study was conducted with a qualitative approach using content analysis method. 28 participants were selected through purposeful and theoretical sampling. Data were collected based on face-to-face, in-depth, semi-structured interviews based on open-ended questions. Interviews continued until the data saturation had occurred. All interviews were examined in four stages of codes, sub-categories, categories and themes according to the content analysis of explanations and descriptions of sexual behaviors. FINDINGS: Two main themes were emerged from the analysis of interviews, including extreme pleasure seeking (including the main categories of sexual tunnel vision and sexual totalitarianism) and comprehended threat (including the main categories of internal conflict and external disorganization) as well as 10 subcategories. CONCLUSION: The results indicated that sexual behaviors played an important role in relapse process among Iranian MA users and needed to be considered and managed properly in the planning of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC5554804/ /pubmed/28819555 Text en © 2016 Kerman University of Medical Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly.
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Safi, Mohammad Hadi
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Dadkhah, Asghar
Farhoudian, Ali
Fallahi-Khoshknab, Masoud
Azkhosh, Manoochehr
The Role of Sexual Behaviors in the Relapse Process in Iranian Methamphetamine Users: A Qualitative Study
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title_full_unstemmed The Role of Sexual Behaviors in the Relapse Process in Iranian Methamphetamine Users: A Qualitative Study
title_short The Role of Sexual Behaviors in the Relapse Process in Iranian Methamphetamine Users: A Qualitative Study
title_sort role of sexual behaviors in the relapse process in iranian methamphetamine users: a qualitative study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5554804/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28819555
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