Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

The effectiveness of cognitive therapy based on mindfulness on attitudes towards drug use and impulsivity in drug-dependent adolescents

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Masoumeh Bakhtiari 1
Bahman Salimi Teymouri 2
Nasrin Mohammadi Kamalabadi 3
Masoumeh Izadi 4
1 Department of Psychology, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran.
2 Department of Educational Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Counseling Department, Allameh Tabatabei University, Tehran, Iran.
4 Consulting Department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22038/mjms.2021.22262
Abstract
Introduction: Drug addiction as a phenomenon occurs in any country, whether developed or developing, and due to its consequences, this phenomenon is classified as a social harm, which is the basis for many other harms. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of cognitive therapy based on mindfulness on the attitude to drug use and impulsivity of drug dependent adolescents.
Method: In this research, a semi-experimental method and a pre-test and post-test design with a control group were used. The statistical population of this research was made up of adolescents who referred to addiction treatment clinics in the 1st district of Tehran. From this community, 34 people were randomly selected and randomly replaced in the experimental and control groups. The implementation method was as follows: after the pre-test of attitude towards substance use and impulsivity, cognitive therapy based on mindfulness was implemented for the experimental group and the post-test was performed for both groups. The research findings were analyzed using covariance.
Results: The findings showed that the mean attitude towards substance use and impulsivity of the experimental group decreased in the post-test compared to the pre-test. The result of covariance analysis showed that after removing the pre-test effect, the mean post-test scores of the two groups had a statistically significant difference (p<0.001).
Conclusion: This study shows that cognitive therapy based on mindfulness can be used to improve the attitude towards drug use and impulsivity of drug dependent adolescents.
Keywords
impulsivity
mindfulness
attitude towards drug use
drug-dependent adolescents
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Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 64, Issue 5
March and April 2022
Pages 3979-3989