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Article Type

Original Research

Authors

Rezaei   S. (*)
Ahmadi   S. (1)
Rezaei   R. (2)
Adibi   A. (1)






(*) Educational Sciences Department, Amin Police University, Tehran, Iran
(1) Psychology Department, Human Sciences Faculty, Tehran-North Branch, Islamic Azad University University, Tehran, Iran
(2) Psychology Department, Human Sciences Faculty, Kermanshah Branch, Payam-e-Noor University, Kermanshah, Iran

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Article History

Received:   October  20, 2018
Accepted:   December 9, 2018
ePublished:   March 19, 2019

ABSTRACT

Aims As a physical and mental illness, addiction has affected a significant number of people in the world, and in particular Iran. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of stress coping training on the quality of life and mental health of families of quitting drug-addicted in the Pelak-e- Aval clinic, Tehran.
Materials & Methods The present experimental study was carried out with a pre-test post-test design with control group in the families of quitting drug-addicted in the Pelak-e- Aval clinic, Tehran, in 2017. 30 subjects were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Goldberg and Hiller’s mental health, quality of life, and general health questionnaires were used to collect the data. The experimental group received stress coping training in 8 sessions each taking 90 minutes during 2 months. The data were analyzed, using Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA).
Findings The mean score of mental health in the experimental group decreased from 26.33±4.51 in the pre-test to 18.80±0.49 in the post-test (p=0.01), and the mean score of quality of life in the experimental group increased from 30.11±5.13 in the pre-test to 44.14±1.38 in the post-test (p=0.01).
Conclusion Stress coping training is effective in determining the quality of life and mental health of families of the quitting drug-addicted.

Keywords: Stress , Quality of Life, Mental Health, Addiction , Quitting Drug-Addicted,

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