مجله علوم روانشناختی (Jan 2020)
Effectiveness training cognitive emotion regulation skills in reducing drug craving and marital disturbance in men with substance use stimulant disorder
Abstract
Background: Addiction and substance abuse is one of the most significant psychological and social impairments that can easily undermine the foundation of a country's individual, family, and cultural life. Studies have shown the effectiveness of cognitive emotion regulation on a variety of variables. But the question is, can cognitive emotion regulation affect drug craving and marital distress in married men with Stimulants use disorder? Aims: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cog native emotion regulation skills training in reducing substance abuse craving and marital distress in men with stimulant disorder. Method: This research was carried out based on a pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental design.the statistical population consisted of all married men with disruptive drug abuse disorder referring to family counseling centers in Rasht.Asammple of 30 were selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned tocontrol and experimental groups. method to determine entry and exit rates. After the end of treatment sessions craving tests and Marital disturbance were used to collect information. Data were analyzed using covariance analysis) P<0/05). Results: The results showed that training cognitive emotion regulation skills significantly reduced craving and Marital disturbance. Conclusions: According to the finding of this study, emotional regulation cognitive skills can be a suitable therapeutic approach to reducing the craving and Marital disturbance in addicts to stimulants.
