Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education & Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran. Email: sodani_m@scu.ac.ir
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of compassion-based therapy on dysfunctional attitudes and self-inhibition in substance-dependent individuals undergoing methadone maintenance treatment. Method: This study was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the study included all substance-dependent patients undergoing methadone treatment who referred to addiction treatment centers in Shushtar in 2024. 40 people were selected from the statistical population of the study using convenience sampling. Then, 40 people were randomly assigned to the experimental group and 20 people to the control group. Weinberg and Schwartz's (1990) self-inhibition questionnaire and Weissman and Beck's (1978) dysfunctional attitudes questionnaire were used to collect data. Participants in the experimental group received 8 sessions of Gilbert's (2010) compassion-based therapy. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. Results: The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of dysfunctional attitudes and self-inhibition. Compassion-based therapy reduced dysfunctional attitudes and increased self-inhibition in the experimental group. Conclusion: Compassion-based therapy, using techniques such as training in awareness of positive and negative experiences and behavior modification through environmental reinforcement, can be used as an effective treatment to further reduce dysfunctional attitudes and increase self-inhibition in substance-dependent individuals undergoing methadone maintenance treatment.
Keywords: Compassion-based therapy, dysfunctional attitudes, self-restraint, substance use, methadone.
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