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A Comparison of The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Stress and Psychological Cohesion in Addicts Treated with Methadone
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Saleh Ghiasinegad   , Alireza Manzari Tavakoli , Ali Darekordi |
| Associate professor, Department of Psychology, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran , a.manzari@iauk.ac.ir |
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Abstract: (1164 Views) |
Introduction: Stress and psychological cohesion are related to the tendency to addiction and threaten the physical, mental, and social health of humans. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy training and acceptance and commitment therapy on stress coping strategies and psychological cohesion in addicts treated with methadone in Kerman City.
Methods: The current research was semi-experimental, with a pre-post test design, and a control group. The statistical population of the study was addicts treated with methadone who were referred to addiction treatment clinics in Kerman City in 2023. Based on the selection criteria, 60 drug addicts were randomly assigned to three groups cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and control group (20 people in each group). The experimental groups underwent 8 sessions of 90 minutes of intervention. The participants were evaluated with questionnaires: Endler and Parker's (1990) stress coping strategies and Flensberg-Madsen's (2006) psychological coherence. The data were evaluated by multivariate covariance analysis at a significance level of P<0.05.
Results: The average score of strategies for dealing with stress and psychological integration were not significantly different in the groups: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and control in the pre-test (P < 0.05). After the intervention, the average stress management strategies and psychological integration scores in the cognitive behavioral therapy group and avoidance strategy in the acceptance and commitment therapy were significant (P<0.001). The highest effect size was related to the avoidance strategy (0.40) and the lowest was related to the emotional strategy (0.13) of the stress components.
Conclusion: The results indicate the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy intervention on stress management strategies and psychological cohesion, acceptance, and commitment-based therapy on improving avoidance strategies. According to the requirements of the conditions, the mentioned treatments can be used.
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| Keywords: Addiction, Stress, Psychological coherence, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Acceptance and commitment therapy |
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Type of Study: Quantitative-Research |
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Received: 2024/07/7 | Accepted: 2024/09/8 | Published: 2024/10/1
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