The Comparison of Psychological Well-Being and Quality of Sleep in Addicts under Methadone Maintenance Treatment

Objective: the aim of present research was to compare the psychological well-being and quality of sleep in addicts under methadone treatment at least 6 months. method: 40 individuals were selected through purposeful sampling method among the referring addicts to two addiction centers of eastern tehran. participants answered to ryff’s scale of psychological well-being (rspwb) and pittsburgh sleep quality index (psqi). results: results of multivariate and univariate variance analysis demonstrated that addicts with more or less than 6 months of abstinence have significant difference in psychological well-being and quality of life (p? 0.01). there was also a significant relationship between sleep and its dimensions (p? 0.01).conclusions: addicts with abstinence period of more than six months have higher psychological well-being and sleep quality in comparison of addicts with abstinence period of less than six months.