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Method : In this experimental study, 36 opiate addicts under MMT were selected out of all the patients referring to Iranian National Center of Addiction Studies on a judgmental sampling method and were randomly allocated to two experimental and control groups. In experimental group, a total sum of 8 sessions (one session per week) of cognitive behavioral group therapy were delivered. The main theme of these sessions were efficient management of craving, negative mood and anxiety. Data were gathered with different questionnaires including the questionnaire of demographic data, RPS for craving assessment, BDI-II for depression and BAI for anxiety. Different methods of statistical analysis were implemented. Results : The results indicated that post test and follow-up scores of craving index were decreased significantly (p Conclusion : Considering the above mentioned findings, we concluded that cognitive-behavioral group therapy was effective in significantly decreasing craving and symptoms of anxiety and depression in opiate addicts under MMT.
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Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, Vol. 8, No. 11, 2010 Original Article Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy on Craving, Depression& anxiety among the Opiate abusers under MMT Fereshte Momeni; Nahaleh Moshtagh1, PhD.
University of social welfare and Rehabilitation sciences, Tehran, Iran Objectives: This study aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy on craving, symptoms of depression and anxiety among the patients under MMT.
Conclusion: Considering the above mentioned findings, we concluded that cognitive-behavioral group therapy was effective in significantly decreasing craving and symptoms of anxiety and depression in opiate addicts under MMT.
Key words: cognitive-behavioral group therapy, craving, symptoms of anxiety and depression, Opiate addiction Submitted: 15 Dec 2009 Accepted: 02 March 2010 Introduction Substance abuse has been recognized as one of the major social, psychological and health related problems in current decade.
For example, meta analysis of Irvin et al (16), Caroll et al (17), Kadden (18), McCrady (5), Harde et al (19), Ilgen et al (11), Friedman et al (20) Pastek (21), Pollack(22) and Grusser et al (8) showed that cognitive behavioral interventions had an effective role in decreasing use and craving while improved psychological symptoms and decreased relapse rate (23).
Results of independent t analysis showed that there is a significant difference between added scores of participants in intervention and follow up phase which suggests that cognitive behavioral group therapy effectively decreased the sign and symptoms of depression in Opiate addicts under MMT.