Taḥqīqāt-i ̒Ulūm-i Raftārī (Apr 2024)
The effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on ADHD symptoms in men with substance use disorderCognitive Behavioral Therapy, Adhd Symptoms, Substance Use Disorder.
Abstract
Aim and Background: Substance use disorders are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, little is known about the effectiveness of treatment for patients with both diseases. Also, standard drug treatment has shown mostly negative outcomes. This study aimed to determine the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on ADHD symptoms in men with substance use disorder. Methods and Materials: This research is a semi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test research design with experimental and control groups. The statistical population of the research consisted of people with substance use disorder with ADHD symptoms referring to the clinics of district 10 of Tehran. The sampling method was purposeful and based on the criteria for entering the research, 30 people were selected. To collect data, the individual clinical profile form, Structured Clinical Interview (SCID-V), Wechsler et al.'s Adult Self-report Scale of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ASRS) were used. In this research, data analysis was done in two parts, the first part was dedicated to descriptive findings, in which indicators such as mean, standard deviation, percentage and frequency were used. The second part was related to inferential findings, in this part, univariate covariance analysis was used in quantitative data and was used in SPSS version 26 software. Findings The findings of the research showed that after controlling for the effect of the pre-test, the difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the two groups for the variables of attention deficit and hyperactivity is significant, and the average scores of the experimental group in the variable of attention deficit and hyperactivity is also significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05). Conclusions: The results of the present study show the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy on attention deficit and hyperactivity in men with substance use disorder.
