Adverse Effects on People’s Lives and Functioning and Marital Adjustment of Substance Use Disorder in the Turkish Population

Abstract

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the negative effects on the lives, functioning and marital adjustment of patients with substance use disorder. Method: The sample of the research consisted of 309 patients. The data were collected by using an Information Form, and the Short Functional Rating Scale (SFRS) and Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS). Results: It was found that 19.4% of the patients had their education adversely affected, their divorce rate increased and 44% had their economic position negatively affected. It was also determined that physical health deteriorated in 41.7% of patients, 49.2% of them had attempted suicide, 25.2% had the negative sexual experiences and 69.6% were prone to violent behavior, while 19.1% had contracted a contagious disease. The DAS total score of patients was found to be 76.65 ? 32.48 and the total SFRS score was 1.93 ? 0.80. Conclusion: As a result, it has been determined that substance use disorder negatively affects the lives of patients in many ways, and patients? functionalities and marital adjustment are low.