Comparison of the Effectiveness of Transcranial Electrical Brain Stimulation, Paradox Therapy, and Schema Therapy on Emotional Dysregulation in Individuals Recovered from Substance Use Disorder with Psychosomatic Disorders

Nazemi, Alieyh; Hashemi Nosrat Abad, Touraj; Neamati, Fatemeh; Kazemi, Reza; Mashinchi Abbasi, Naeimeh

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Comparison of the Effectiveness of Transcranial Electrical Brain Stimulation, Paradox Therapy, and Schema Therapy on Emotional Dysregulation in Individuals Recovered from Substance Use Disorder with Psychosomatic Disorders

Alieyh Nazemi

, Touraj Hashemi Nosrat Abad ^*

, Fatemeh Neamati

, Reza Kazemi

, Naeimeh Mashinchi Abbasi

University of Tabriz

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Objective: The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of transcranial electrical brain stimulation, paradox therapy, and schema therapy on emotional dysregulation in individuals recovered from substance use disorder who also suffered from psychosomatic disorders. Method: This study employed a quasi-experimental design with a pretest–posttest and a control group. The statistical population consisted of individuals with a history of substance use disorder who were in the maintenance stage of recovery and suffered from psychosomatic disorders. Among them, 60 recovered individuals were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to four groups: transcranial electrical brain stimulation, paradox therapy, schema therapy, and a control group (15 participants in each group). The brain stimulation group received 10 sessions of 10 minutes each, while the paradox therapy and schema therapy groups received 10 sessions of 90 minutes each. The research instrument was the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale developed. Results: All three interventions led to a significant reduction in emotional dysregulation compared to the control group. Paradoxical therapy was more effective in reducing emotional dysregulation than the other two methods; however, the difference between brain electrical stimulation and schema therapy was not significant. Conclusion: All three interventions-transcranial electrical brain stimulation, paradox therapy, and schema therapy-are effective in reducing emotional dysregulation among individuals recovered from substance use disorder with psychosomatic disorders, with paradox therapy demonstrating superior efficacy. Therefore, these interventions can be utilized in rehabilitation and addiction treatment programs.

Keywords: emotional dysregulation, transcranial electrical brain stimulation, schema therapy, paradox therapy, psychosomatic disorders, substance use disorder