Mohsen Roshanpajouh
Biography
He is a Psychiatrist with an MD and MPH, faculty member and associate professor at the School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Tehran Institute of Psychiatry, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS). He has an extensive research background in the area of addiction prevention and treatment, spanning over 25 years. His research portfolio encompasses several national and international projects, including the "National Household Survey on the Prevalence of Drug Use in the General Population of Iran", the preparation and compilation of "The Comprehensive Document of Social Support and Addiction Treatment of the Islamic Republic of Iran" as "The National Policies," and the development of various guidelines and protocols such as "Treatment protocol for residential centers for the recovery and rehabilitation of person with substance use disorders?.
Research Interest
His research interests focus on addiction prevention and treatment, substance use epidemiology, policy development, and the design of evidence-based guidelines and rehabilitation models.
Abstract
An Effective Model to Save Children with Substance Use Disorder in Developing Countries; Children Addiction Treatment and Rehabilitation Residential Centers (CATRCs)
Background: Until recently, there was no center specialized for the treatment and rehabilitation of children with substance use disorder in Iran. However, recently, a new initiation in the form of Children Addiction Treatment and Rehabilitation Residential Centers (CATRC) has been piloted in Iran. This brief report is an early evaluation of the performance of CATRC in the treatment and rehabilitation of children with drug use/use disorder.
Objective: Feasibility and evaluation of a comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation model for children and adolescents with substance use disorder.
Methods: The evaluation on pilot project was done in two CATRCs established in the city of Zahedan. Subjects were 107 children between the ages of 0 and 18 with a history of drug use or drug use disorder sent to CATRCs to fulfill a judicial decision or by the Welfare Organization.
Results: Out of 88 children discharged from the two CATRCs during the 1.5 years since their establishment, there were no relapses or criminal activity in 97.7% of children.
Conclusion: this study showed early evidence of the positive performance of CATRCs in Iran.
Keywords: Children; addiction; treatment; rehabilitation; residential addiction treatment centers
