effectiveness of gross model-based emotion regulation strategies training on anger reduction in drug-dependent individuals and its sustainability in follow-up

Authors

omid massah substance abuse and dependency research center, university of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences, tehran, ir iran

faramarz sohrabi clinical psychology department, allameh tabataba’i university, tehran, ir iran

yousef a’azami clinical psychology department, allameh tabataba’i university, tehran, ir iran; clinical psychology department, allameh tabataba’i university, tehran, ir iran. tel: +98-2144737510

younes doostian substance abuse and dependency research center, university of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences, tehran, ir iran

abstract

results there was significant reduction in anger symptoms of drug-dependent individuals after gross model based emotion regulation training (ert) (p < 0.001). moreover, the effectiveness of the training on anger was persistent in the follow-up period. conclusions symptoms of anger in drug-dependent individuals of this study were reduced by gross model-based emotion regulation strategies training. based on the results of this study, we may conclude that the gross model based emotion regulation strategies training can be applied alongside other therapies to treat drug abusers undergoing rehabilitation. objectives the present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the gross model-based emotion regulation strategies training on anger reduction in drug-dependent individuals. patients and methods the present study had a quasi-experimental design wherein pretest-posttest evaluations were applied using a control group. the population under study included addicts attending marivan’s methadone maintenance therapy centers in 2012 - 2013. convenience sampling was used to select 30 substance-dependent individuals undergoing maintenance treatment who were then randomly assigned to the experiment and control groups. the experiment group received its training in eight two-hour sessions. data were analyzed using analysis of co-variance and paired t-test. background emotion plays an important role in adapting to life changes and stressful events. difficulty regulating emotions is one of the problems drug abusers often face, and teaching these individuals to express and manage their emotions can be effective on improving their difficult circumstances.

Upgrade to premium to download articles

Sign up to access the full text

Already have an account?login

similar resources

Effectiveness of Gross Model-Based Emotion Regulation Strategies Training on Anger Reduction in Drug-Dependent Individuals and its Sustainability in Follow-up

BACKGROUND Emotion plays an important role in adapting to life changes and stressful events. Difficulty regulating emotions is one of the problems drug abusers often face, and teaching these individuals to express and manage their emotions can be effective on improving their difficult circumstances. OBJECTIVES The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the Gross model-based emo...

full text

Effectiveness of emotion regulation training on increasing self-efficacy and well-being in drug-dependent individuals

Background: Emotion plays an important role in adapting to life changes and stressful events. Difficulty regulating emotions is one of the problems drug abusers often face. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on increasing self-efficacy and well-being in drug-dependent individuals. Materials and Methods: The present study had a quasi-experime...

full text

Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Training based on Grass Model in the Reduction of Craving and Depression after Withdrawal among Methamphetamine-dependent Individuals

Objective: Individuals with addiction to stimulant drugs have difficulty in proper employment of emotions due to the misconception of their feelings and, thereby, these difficulties in emotion regulation lead to substance use. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of emotion regulation training based on Grass model in the reduction of craving and depression after withdrawal a...

full text

Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Training on the Reduction of Craving ‎in Drug Abusers

Background: Emotion regulation appears to provide individuals with a doubled ability to avoid drug relapse and assists with the control of temptation to reuse, which is a type of tendency-avoidance conflict. The present study aims to investigate the effect of Gross model-based emotion regulation training on the reduction of craving beliefs in drug-addicted people.Methods: The present study was ...

full text

The Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Training on Control Depressed Mood, Anger and Anxiety in Obese Girls

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a self-compassion training program on Control Depressed Mood, Anger, and Anxiety in Obese Girls. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical sample of the study was 40 obese Girls students in the tenth and eleventh grades who were selected from among the students of Aha...

full text

The Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Skills Training on Anxiety and Emotional Regulation Strategies in Adolescent Students

Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of training on emotion regulation skills and emotion regulation strategies to overcome anxiety in female students. Methods: We used a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test evaluations to compare the experimental group with a control group. A total of 30 students were selected by multistage cluster sampling and wer...

full text

My Resources

Save resource for easier access later


Journal title:
international journal of high risk behaviors and addiction

جلد ۵، شماره ۱، صفحات ۰-۰

Hosted on Doprax cloud platform doprax.com

copyright © 2015-2023