Table 2.
Mental status of 1090 heroin addicts at beginning of the treatment
Total n (%) | Males n = 831 | Females n = 259 | Chi-square | p Value | |
Awareness of illness | 376 (34.5) | 295 (35.5) | 81 (31.3) | 1.56 | 0.21 |
Consciousness disturbance | 70 (6.4) | 51 (6.1) | 19 (7.3) | 0.47 | 0.49 |
Memory disorders | 139 (12.8) | 98 (11.8) | 41 (15.8) | 2.89 | 0.08 |
Anxiety state | 437 (40.1) | 315 (37.9) | 122 (47.1) | 6.95 | 0.008 |
Depression | 499 (45.8) | 359 (43.2) | 140 (54.1) | 9.37 | 0.002 |
Sleep disturbances | 374 (34.3) | 274 (33.0) | 100 (38.6) | 2.78 | 0.09 |
Eating disturbances | 173 (15.9) | 104 (12.5) | 69 (26.6) | 29.50 | <0.001 |
Psychomotor excitement | 262 (24.0) | 186 (22.4) | 76 (29.3) | 5.24 | 0.02 |
Violence | 230 (21.1) | 159 (19.1) | 71 (27.4) | 8.13 | 0.004 |
Suicidality | 97 (8.9) | 64 (7.7) | 33 (12.7) | 6.18 | 0.012 |
Delusions | 76 (7.0) | 50 (6.0) | 26 (10.0) | 4.92 | 0.02 |
Hallucinations | 51 (4.7) | 34 (4.1) | 17 (6.6) | 2.70 | 0.09 |