title: An exploratory study on depression in Iranian addicts.
abstract: For the purpose of measuring the degree of depression among drug addicts in Iran, the Beck Depression Inventory was administered to 50 addicts, 46 depressed non-addicts, and 48 normal controls. Statistical comparison of the BDI for the three groups yielded a significant difference between the addicts and the controls, whereas the difference between the addicts and the depressed non-addicts was not significant; this indicates that depression is one of the clinical symptoms of drug addiction in Iran.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002188:Cannabis; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D009892:Opium; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D009892:Opium