title: Frequency of Anxiety in Patients With Drug Poisoning in Rafsanjan City, Iran, in 2013.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Expansion of technology and progression of sciences have led to wider access to agricultural and industrial drugs and chemicals, which has resulted in many problems. Both in wanted and unwanted ways people may take these toxic agents, which perhaps may be along with many unpredictable, life-threatening and mortal outcomes. Based on many studies, most of intentional poisonings arise from an origin of patients' psychological backgrounds, which confirms necessity and importance of the recent study.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to study the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in patients with drug poisoning.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 116 cases of poisoning referred to emergency room of Ali-Ebn-Abitaleb Hospital in Rafsanjan city, Iran, were randomly selected. Frequency of anxiety among participants was evaluated through the Spielberger questionnaire. A past history of depression and obsession was also evaluated through interview by a psychiatrist based on diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5) criteria. All data were then collected and analyzed using SPSS version 17.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Anxiety, as the second most common reason of psychiatric disorders in cases of poisoning, with a prevalence of 12.1% in form of mild, 75.9% moderate and 12.1% severe, was confirmed among the participants of this study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of anxiety among cases of poisoning with both drugs and chemicals are noticeably higher than general population. This fact strongly suggests the necessity of in-advance consultation and treatment of any underlying psychiatric disorders of patients to prevent prospective complications.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Islamic Azad University, Yazd Branch, Yazd, IR Iran.
authors: Fereshteh
authors: F
authors: Solhdoost
authors: Department of Clinical Psychology, Kar Higher Education Institute of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, IR Iran.
authors: Rezvan
authors: R
authors: Sadr Mohammadi
authors: Department of Neurology, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, IR Iran.
authors: Amir
authors: A
authors: Moghadam Ahmadi
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Research Center of Addiction and Behavioral Sciences, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran.
authors: Reza
authors: R
authors: Bidaki
authors: Psychiatry Research Center, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors: Seyed Ali
authors: SA
authors: Mostafavi
authors: Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, IR Iran.
authors: Mojde
authors: M
authors: Bahmanyar
authors: Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, IR Iran.
authors: Sahar
authors: S
authors: Rezaei Nejad
authors: Islamic Azad University, Yazd Branch, Yazd, IR Iran.
authors: Mohamad Hossein
authors: MH
authors: Ahmadie
keywords: Anxiety; Drug Side Effects; Poisoning