Psychiatric comorbidity among patients on methadone maintenance therapy and its influence on quality of life

Co-occurring psychiatric disorders are among the difficulties faced by patients with opioid dependence on methadone maintenance therapy (MMT). This study aims to assess the prevalence of psychiatric comorbidity among patients on MMT, the factors predicting psychiatric comorbidity and to examine the association between psychiatric comorbidity and quality of life.A total of 225 male patients on MMT in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia were assessed...