research on addiction

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of curriculums based on cognitive-behavioral therapy in the increase of self-efficacy and resilience among the addicts under methadone maintenance treatment. Method: For this purpose, 60 patients under methadone treatment whose records were available at the private addiction treatment center, named Zirkouh city and Zirkouh Tavakol addiction treatment center were selected using random sampling. Then, they were assigned to two groups, i.e. experimental group (30 patients) and control group (30 patients). The experimental group received 12 sessions of Carol's cognitive-behavioral therapy while the control group only received methadone. Self-efficacy and resilience scales were administered to both groups before and after the treatment. Results: The results showed that cognitive-behavioral therapy had a positive effect on self-efficacy in patients under methadone treatment (P < .05). In addition, the results showed that cognitive-behavioral therapy had no significant effect on resiliency. Conclusion: The results of this research has clinical and applied implications.