| Summary: | Background The prevalence of synthetic drug abuse is high. In China, synthetic drugs have become the most commonly abused drugs characterized by strong addiction and great difficulty in quitting. The addicts are easily prone to serious psychological dependence and other psychological problems, which leading to relapse after withdrawal treatment. Therefore, exploring the influencing factors of mental health status in individuals addicted to new synthetic drugs has clinical and social significance for the prevention and management of synthetic drug addicts. Objective To explore the associated factors of mental health status and their intercorrelations in individuals addicted to new synthetic drugs. Methods One hundred and ninety-six people getting addicted to new synthetic drugs with inpatient withdrawal treatment were selected from Ankang Hospital of Tianjin Municipal Public Security Bureau from January 2018 to April 2019. Sociodemographic data and drug abuse-related clinical data were collected. The Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90) , Eysenck Personality Questionaire-Revised, Short Scale For Chinese (EPQ-RSC) , and Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ) were used to investigate the mental health. Spearman rank correlation analysis was used to analyze the inercorrelations of the influencing factors of mental health. SPSS 22.0 software was used for statistical analysis, and AMOS 22.0 was used to build a model for path analysis of data. Results The average total score of SCL-90 rated by the participants was (206.62±26.66) , which was higher than that rated by Chinese norm (P<0.001) . Moreover, the average score of each domain rated by the participants was also higher that rated by Chinese norm (P<0.001) . Spearman rank correlation analysis showed that the total score of SCL-90 was negatively correlated with age (rs=-0.285, P<0.001) , and positive coping (rs=-0.749, P<0.001) , but was positively correlated with economic income (rs=0.210, P=0.003) , daily dose of a new synthetic drug (rs=0.375, P<0.001) , negative coping (rs=0.754, P<0.001) , and dimensions of personality traits 〔psychoticism (rs=0.915) 、introversion and extroversion (rs=0.748) 、neuroticism (rs=0.549) 、lying (rs=0.979) , P<0.001) 〕. Path analysis revealed that personality traits and coping styles could directly or indirectly affect the mental health status, and coping styles played a partial mediating role in the relationship of personality traits with mental health status. Conclusion The prevalence of normal mental health was low in people addicted to new synthetic drugs, which was mainly associated with personality traits and coping styles. In view of this, it is suggested to improve the mental health of these addicts by taking actions to develop positive coping styles and reduce negative coping styles according to their personality traits.
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