title: Frequency of Psychiatric Disorders in Children of Opioid or Methamphetamine-Dependent Patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Addiction is one of the main problems of human societies, which is more common in developing countries. In addition, it causes to personal and social problems and family problem. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in children 5-15 years old of opioid or methamphetamine dependence patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  For this study, three groups including: (1) children of parents addicted to opium, (2) children of parents addicted to methamphetamine, and (3) control group were examined. Child symptom inventory-4 (CSI-4) questionnaires completed by non-hospitalized guardian and control group; then make interviews with the children by the Kiddie-schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia (K-SADS). Data were analyzed by chi-square test and ANOVA.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Survey showed that the frequency of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, specific phobia (SP), and separation anxiety disorder in children of addicted parents were more than a non-addicted parent. However, there was no significant difference between the two groups in the frequency of conduct disorder, social phobia, and oppositional defiant disorders (ODDs).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parental addiction can lead to an increase in some psychiatric disorders in the children. Therefore follow-up, early diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of these disorders in children of the drug-dependent parent are necessary to reduce health costs and improve the health system.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Neurology Research Center AND Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: Noushin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Parvaresh
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropsychopharmacology, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: Shahrzad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mazhari
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropsychopharmacology, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nazari-Noghabi
keywords: Addicted parents; Children; Psychiatric disorders