Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Comparing the effectiveness of short-term intensive psychodynamic therapy and participation in the Narcotics Anonymous group on reducing the anxiety of drug abusers

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Bita Bavadi 1
Malek mirhashemi 2
Mina Mojtabae 3
1 Ph.D. Student Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, Roudehen Branch Islamic Azad University, Roodhan, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran (Corresponding Author)
3 Associate Professor, Department of psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran
10.22038/mjms.2023.23668
Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of short-term intensive psychodynamic therapy and participation in the Narcotics Anonymous group on reducing the anxiety of drug abusers.
Methods: This was a semi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The population of the statistical population includes all men with substance use disorder who have been available from Mehr 1401 to May 1402 to de-addiction camps under the supervision of Tehran Province Welfare Organization and NA groups and randomly divided into two experimental groups and one group Controls were placed. Beck's anxiety questionnaire was used to collect data. The experimental groups were subjected to short-term intensive psychodynamic therapy and Narcotics Anonymous group for 30 sessions of 45 minutes, and the control group did not receive any intervention.
Results:  The results showed that the difference between the experimental group and the control group was significant in the two treatments and short-term intensive psychodynamic therapy had a greater effect on reducing anxiety in people with substance use disorder (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Based on the findings, it can be concluded that people with substance use disorder can achieve more anxiety regulation by learning what is considered in short-term intensive psychodynamic therapy, but short-term intensive psychodynamic techniques are more effective than the group of drug addicts anonymous. (NA) are successful in this matter.
Keywords
Short-Term Intensive Psychodynamic Therapy (ISTDP)
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
Substance Use Disorder
Anxiety
Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 65, Issue 6
January and February 2023