Comparison of early maladaptive schemas and parenting origins in patients with opioid abuse and non-abusers

Objective: the aim of this study was to examine the difference of early maladaptive schemas and parenting origins in opioid abusers and non-opioid abusers. method: the early maladaptive schemas and parenting origins were compared in 56 opioid abusers and 56 non-opioids abusers. schemas were assessed by the young schema questionnaire 3rd (short form); and parenting origins were assessed by the young parenting inventory. results: data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance (manova). the analysis showed that the means for schemas between opioid abusers and non-opioid abusers were different. chi square test showed that parenting origins were significantly associated with their related schemas. conclusion: the early maladaptive schemas and parenting origins in opioid abusers were more than non-opioid abusers; and parenting origins were related to their corresponding schemas.