Psychosocial Adjustment of Adolescent with Substance Abuser during Rehabilitation Phase of Treatment

Background: Adolescence represents a critical period for the onset of drug use; onset
of use during these years increases the likelihood of negative impacts on a range of
developmental factors, including cognitive, physical, and psychosocial. Adolescents may
use various substances to improve psychological wellbeing or to face personal discomfort.
So they need psychosocial adjustment to avoid substance abuse. The aim of this study was
to assess the psychosocial adjustment for adolescence with substance abusers during
rehabilitation phase of treatment. Research design; a descriptive design was used. It was
conducted on 100 substance abusers from Abbasia psychiatric and mental health hospital.
Data were collected using three tool; interview questionnaire to assess socio demographic
characteristics of the studied sample, psychological adjustment scale and social adjustment
scale. The result of the study showed that; there was a highly positive correlation was
found between psychological and social adjustment of substance abusers under study. Result
concluded that; the majority of adolescence with substance abuse under the study were have
maladjusted during their rehabilitation phase of treatment in both psychological and social
adjustment Recommendations; further research on large number of adolescence with
substance abuse about how to cope effectively with their psychosocial problems.