Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Group Therapy Compared to the Usual Opioid Dependence Treatment
| Autor: | Saeed Imani, Mohammad Kazem Atef Vahid, Banafsheh Gharraee, Alireza Noroozi, Mojtaba Habibi, Sarah Bowen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Iranian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 10, Iss 3 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1735-4587 2008-2215 |
| Popis: | Objective: This study investigated the effectiveness of mindfulness-based group therapy (MBGT) compared to the usual opioid dependence treatment (TAU).Thirty outpatients meeting the DSM-IV-TR criteria for opioid dependence from Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS) were randomly assigned into experimental (Mindfulness-Based Group Therapy) and control groups (the Usual Treatment).The experimental group undertook eight weeks of intervention, but the control group received the usual treatment according to the INCAS program. Methods:The Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) and the Addiction Sevier Index (ASI) were administered at pre-treatment and post-treatment assessment periods. Thirteen patients from the experimental group and 15 from the control group completed post-test assessments. Results:The results of MANCOVA revealed an increase in mean scores in observing, describing, acting with awareness, non-judging, non-reacting, and decrease in mean scores of alcohol and opium in MBGT patient group. Conclusion:The effectiveness of MBGT, compared to the usual treatment, was discussed in this paper as a selective protocol in the health care setting for substance use disorders. |
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