Document Type : Original Article
Authors
- Kimia Sahraian 1
- leila Razeghian Jahromi 2
- Danial Salehi 3
- sedighe nasiripoor 4
- shima dehghanzadeh 5
- sanaz garmsirinezad 2
1 Assistant Professor. Department of Psychology, Higher Education Center of Eghlid, Eghlid, Iran
2 M.D. Shiraz university of medical science. Shiraz. Iran
3 M.D. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
4 PhD of psychology. Semnan University, Semnan, Iran
5 M.A of psychology. Department of psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz,. Iran
Abstract
Purpose: Drug use is one of the common problems in society, and many drug users have mental health problems that sometimes cause or exacerbate psychiatric disorder. One of the most important obstacles to seeking treatment services is internalized stigma, which directly affects the quality of life of the consumer and causes negative feelings and maladaptive behavior. This indicates the importance of psychological interventions to reduce the sense of stigma experienced. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment-based therapy on quality of life and internal stigma in drug users.
Method: The statistical population of this research included all the people who visited Ostad Mohrhari Hospital in Shiraz during the months of January and February to get rid of addiction. In this research, 30 drug users were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. Questionnaires of quality-of-life scale (Forman & Herbert, 2009 ) and perceived stigma (Leink & Falan, 2017) were used. The experimental group underwent a treatment program based on acceptance and threat, but the control group did not receive any intervention.
Findings: The average score of internal stigma and quality of life in the experimental group decreased compared to the control group (P<0.05). A significant difference was observed between the two experimental and control groups in the post-test scores (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The treatment program based on acceptance and commitment had a positive effect on increasing the quality of life and reducing internal stigma in drug-using patients.
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