Determining the efficacy of social skills training in treatment of drug addiction in patients refering to Tehran Clinic

Abstract

Background and Aim: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of group social skill training on drug abuse treatment prognosis.Materials & Methods :To achieve this goal, 20 available subjects residing at Tehran Clinic were selected. These subjects were randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group participated in ten 2-hour sessions and were trained social skills ,and the control group was in the waiting list. Measurement tools consisted of ACIS Questionnaire and laboratory test; Both experimental and control groups were subjected to pre and post tests. Data were analyzed using paired t test, independent t test, Mann-Whitney u test. Results: Results indicated that, the communication and interaction skills in experimental group had improved significantly in comparison with control group, also in the control group of a person suffering from lapse , but none of those two groups relapsed after 1- month follow up.Conclusion: According to our results it can be concluded that social skills training can be used as a suitable tool to increase communication and interaction skills.

Keywords

• social skills
• substance use disorder
• communication and interaction skills
• relapse
• lapse