The relationship between addiction profile and parental attitudes in patients with opioid use disorder

We aimed to compare the perceived parental attitudes experienced by adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) with a healthy group and to examine its effect on the addiction profile. Our study included 71 male patients diagnosed with OUD based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition criteria and 71 male volunteers. Patients included in the study and healthy control group were subjected to the Sociodemographic Data Form (SDF), Young Parenting Inventory (YPI), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), and Addiction Profile Index (API) after the psychiatric examination. Most YPI subscales were significantly higher in the OUD group compared to the healthy control group (<i>p</i> &lt; .05). A multivariate regression analyses model was statistically significant (x2 = 81,969, <i>p</i> &lt; .001) with a Nagelkerke R2 value of 0.58. Family history of alcohol use disorder/substance use disorder (AUD/SUD), YPI belittling/criticizing (mother), YPI overprotective/anxious (mother), YPI pessimistic/fearful (mother), YPI restricted/emotionally inhibited (mother), and YPI pessimistic/fearful (father) were found to be independent predictors of the risk of developing OUD. Critical, overprotective, and withdrawn parental attitudes, along with a family history of AUD/SUD, may predict OUD risk. This suggests the potential value of integrating parental-focused therapy into OUD treatment.