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Title : Gender difference in emotional dysregulation and deliberate self-harm in patients with tramadol dependence
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Abstract
Background:gender differences in substance dependence across many domains including emotional dysregulation and deliberate self-harm has not been studied widely, tramadol dependence is the most one lacking empirical research and evidence regarding these differences.Methods: 60 participants in two groups (male and female groups) were assessed by Psychiatric Semi-Structured Interview of El Kasr Al-Ainy Psychiatry Hospital. They were subjected to the psychometric assessment of theStructured Clinical Interview for DSM IV-TR Axis I Disorders (SCID I),the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Disorders (SCID-II),Addiction Severity Index- Arabic version (ASI), the difficulties in emotion dysregulation scale (DERS), the deliberate self-harm inventory{u2013}short version- (DSHI) and the results of these scales were compared between the two genders. Results:There were some differences between participants in female and male groups regarding educational level, occupational status, duration of substance dependence, partner substance use, lack of emotional awareness according to the results of DERS scale and one type of deliberate self-harm (sticking sharp objects) according to the results of DSHI (short version). There was no significant differences in total scores of emotion dysregulation or deliberate self-harm although females{u2019} percentage inducing most of types of deliberate self-harm were higher than the males and they had higher mean in total score of DERS