Comparison of the effectiveness of 12-step addiction treatment and Spiritually Multidimensional Psychotherapy on mental health and religious adherence in Substance Dependents

Haghmohamadi Sharahi, Ghobad

doi:10.30487/jcp.2021.280725.1252

Comparison of the effectiveness of 12-step addiction treatment and Spiritually Multidimensional Psychotherapy on mental health and religious adherence in Substance Dependents

Document Type : Original Article

Author

ghobad haghmohamadi sharahi

Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran (alborz,).Iran.

10.30487/jcp.2021.280725.1252

Abstract

Substance abuse and addiction is one of the most important issues whose side effects are considered a serious threat to society and its treatment is not possible without considering the relevant, antecedent and precipitating factors. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a 12-step addiction treatment program and Spiritually Multidimensional Psychotherapy on mental health and religious adherence in substance dependents. The research method is quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design and from the statistical population of substance dependents in Fashafouyeh Penitentiary in Tehran in 2018, 30 people were selected using available sampling method and randomly divided into two groups of 15 addicts. General health questionnaire and religious adherence scale were used to collect data and the data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance and paired t-test. The results showed that there was no significant difference between the effectiveness of two programs of Spiritually Multidimensional Psychotherapy and twelve-step treatment on the components of mental health (p <0.01), but there was a significant difference between the two treatments on the components of religious adherence. Considering the average, Spiritually Multidimensional Psychotherapy has a greater effect on increasing adherence and reducing ambivalence and religious instability than twelve-step therapy (p <0.01). Based on the findings, it can be said that both therapies can be used to reduce the mental health problems of substance dependents, but Spiritually Multidimensional Psychotherapy is more effective on the religious adherence in substance dependents.

Keywords

Mental health

religious adherence

Spiritually Multidimensional Psychotherapy

substance dependent

twelve-step treatment

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