The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Therapy in Controlling under Treatment Addicts’ Drug Cravings  

作　　者：Bahram Iranshahri Hossein Jenaabadi 

机构地区：[1]MA. Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran [2]Department of Education, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran

出　　处：《Open Journal of Medical Psychology》2015年第3期88-98,共11页医学心理学（英文）

摘　　要：The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness therapy in controlling under treatment addicts’ drug cravings. This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest and posttest. The sample of this study included 30 under treatment male addicts whom were selected through applying random sampling method and were placed in two groups, experimental and control. After holding a preliminary session aiming at aiding the experimental group to become familiar with the procedure, 8 sessions of the mindfulness-based therapy were administered. Assessment tools were Craving Beliefs Questionnaire (CBQ) and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21). After calculating mean and standard deviation, the obtained data were analyzed using covariance. The results indicated that the mindfulness therapy was significantly effective in controlling drug cravings, decreasing stress, anxiety, and depression of under treatment addicts (p < 0.05).The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness therapy in controlling under treatment addicts’ drug cravings. This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest and posttest. The sample of this study included 30 under treatment male addicts whom were selected through applying random sampling method and were placed in two groups, experimental and control. After holding a preliminary session aiming at aiding the experimental group to become familiar with the procedure, 8 sessions of the mindfulness-based therapy were administered. Assessment tools were Craving Beliefs Questionnaire (CBQ) and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21). After calculating mean and standard deviation, the obtained data were analyzed using covariance. The results indicated that the mindfulness therapy was significantly effective in controlling drug cravings, decreasing stress, anxiety, and depression of under treatment addicts (p < 0.05).

关 键 词：Mindfulness-Based STRESS Management Treatment Drug Cravings DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS ADDICTION 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]