An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Methadone Treatment on Quality of Life, Cravings Management, and Psychological Distress in Individuals Abstaining from Drugs
Aim and Background: Substance use disorder (SUD) is one of main issues in the field of mental health and can have negative consequences for patients as well as their families and the society in which they live. The purpose of this study was the investigation of the effectiveness of cognitive behavi...
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Armaqan Danesh Firoozeh
2017-02-01
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| description | Aim and Background: Substance use disorder (SUD) is one of main issues in the field of mental health and can have negative consequences for patients as well as their families and the society in which they live. The purpose of this study was the investigation of the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and methadone treatment on quality of life (QOL), cravings management, and psychological distress in individuals abstaining from drugs. Methods and Materials: This research was implemented using the multiple baseline experimental design within the framework of a single-subject research. Based on the study inclusion criteria, 4 patients were selected using convenience sampling and assigned to the CBT and methadone treatment groups. Individuals in the methadone treatment group received their medication in accordance to the prescription of a physician and those in the CBT group underwent 12 sessions of CBT for addiction. All participants completed the quality of life questionnaire, craving beliefs questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) at certain intervals. Findings: Given the visual inspection of charts, effect size, indicators of improvement, and reduction in scores, CBT was more effective than methadone treatment in increasing QOL (effects size of -0.9 versus -0.62) and reducing depression symptoms (effect size of 0.92 versus 0.78). However, both treatment methods were equally effective in reducing craving (effect size of 0.84 versus 0.74) and anxiety symptoms (effect size of 0.86 versus 0.87). Conclusions: It can be concluded that CBT can decrease psychological distress and cravings and improve QOL through thinking structure modification. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b2a3c55a0a9426eadfecf2ff21b67db2023-09-03T09:32:52ZfasArmaqan Danesh FiroozehTaḥqīqāt-i ̒Ulūm-i Raftārī1735-20292008-82482017-02-01144434443An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Methadone Treatment on Quality of Life, Cravings Management, and Psychological Distress in Individuals Abstaining from Drugsامیرتورج پورنژدی0جعفر حسنی1شهرام محمدخانی2 دانشیار، گروه روان‌شناسی بالینی، دانشکده روان‌شناسی، دانشگاه خوارزمی، تهران، ایران دانشیار، گروه روان‌شناسی بالینی، دانشکده روان‌شناسی، دانشگاه خوارزمی، تهران، ایران Aim and Background: Substance use disorder (SUD) is one of main issues in the field of mental health and can have negative consequences for patients as well as their families and the society in which they live. The purpose of this study was the investigation of the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and methadone treatment on quality of life (QOL), cravings management, and psychological distress in individuals abstaining from drugs. Methods and Materials: This research was implemented using the multiple baseline experimental design within the framework of a single-subject research. Based on the study inclusion criteria, 4 patients were selected using convenience sampling and assigned to the CBT and methadone treatment groups. Individuals in the methadone treatment group received their medication in accordance to the prescription of a physician and those in the CBT group underwent 12 sessions of CBT for addiction. All participants completed the quality of life questionnaire, craving beliefs questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) at certain intervals. Findings: Given the visual inspection of charts, effect size, indicators of improvement, and reduction in scores, CBT was more effective than methadone treatment in increasing QOL (effects size of -0.9 versus -0.62) and reducing depression symptoms (effect size of 0.92 versus 0.78). However, both treatment methods were equally effective in reducing craving (effect size of 0.84 versus 0.74) and anxiety symptoms (effect size of 0.86 versus 0.87). Conclusions: It can be concluded that CBT can decrease psychological distress and cravings and improve QOL through thinking structure modification.http://rbs.mui.ac.ir/article-1-497-en.htmlcognitive behavioral therapymethadone treatmentquality of lifecravingpsychological distress |
| spellingShingle | امیرتورج پورنژدی جعفر حسنی شهرام محمدخانی An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Methadone Treatment on Quality of Life, Cravings Management, and Psychological Distress in Individuals Abstaining from Drugs Taḥqīqāt-i ̒Ulūm-i Raftārī cognitive behavioral therapy methadone treatment quality of life craving psychological distress |
| title | An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Methadone Treatment on Quality of Life, Cravings Management, and Psychological Distress in Individuals Abstaining from Drugs |
| title_full | An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Methadone Treatment on Quality of Life, Cravings Management, and Psychological Distress in Individuals Abstaining from Drugs |
| title_fullStr | An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Methadone Treatment on Quality of Life, Cravings Management, and Psychological Distress in Individuals Abstaining from Drugs |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Methadone Treatment on Quality of Life, Cravings Management, and Psychological Distress in Individuals Abstaining from Drugs |
| title_short | An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Methadone Treatment on Quality of Life, Cravings Management, and Psychological Distress in Individuals Abstaining from Drugs |
| title_sort | investigation of the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy and methadone treatment on quality of life cravings management and psychological distress in individuals abstaining from drugs |
| topic | cognitive behavioral therapy methadone treatment quality of life craving psychological distress |
| url | http://rbs.mui.ac.ir/article-1-497-en.html |
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