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. 2015 Jun;10(3):175-84.

Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Group Therapy Compared to the Usual Opioid Dependence Treatment

Saeed Imani  1 , Mohammad Kazem Atef Vahid  2 , Banafsheh Gharraee  2 , Alireza Noroozi  3 , Mojtaba Habibi  4 , Sarah Bowen  5
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Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Group Therapy Compared to the Usual Opioid Dependence Treatment

Saeed Imani et al. Iran J Psychiatry. 2015 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: This study investigated the effectiveness of mindfulness-based group therapy (MBGT) compared to the usual opioid dependence treatment (TAU).Thirty outpatients meeting the DSM-IV-TR criteria for opioid dependence from Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS) were randomly assigned into experimental (Mindfulness-Based Group Therapy) and control groups (the Usual Treatment).The experimental group undertook eight weeks of intervention, but the control group received the usual treatment according to the INCAS program.

Methods: The Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) and the Addiction Sevier Index (ASI) were administered at pre-treatment and post-treatment assessment periods. Thirteen patients from the experimental group and 15 from the control group completed post-test assessments.

Results: The results of MANCOVA revealed an increase in mean scores in observing, describing, acting with awareness, non-judging, non-reacting, and decrease in mean scores of alcohol and opium in MBGT patient group.

Conclusion: The effectiveness of MBGT, compared to the usual treatment, was discussed in this paper as a selective protocol in the health care setting for substance use disorders.

Keywords: Group Therapy; Mindfulness; Opioid.

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Flow chart of clinical trial of MPGT and group control treatment of methamphetamine dependence
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Results of morphine urine test in both experimental and control groups during ten weeks
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Mean score profile for experimental and control groups in mindfulness subscales in pretest assessment
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Mean score profile for experimental and control groups in mindfulness subscales pretest scores on posttest scores.
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The comparison of ASI subscales (alcohol and opium) in both experimental and control
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The comparison of ASI sub scales (alcohol and opium) in both experimental and control
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