Addiction. Mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple drug use and use of other psychoactive substances
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The patients who entered the study met the following criteria: • Being between 20 to 60 years of age. • Minimum education: 8th grade(years). • Being diagnosed with “recent stimulant use” according to the stimulant dependence criteria in DSM-IV made by the psychiatrist or the clinical psychologist based on the SCID. • The patients’ acceptance to enter the study based on a written consent. The patients who dropped out of the study met the following criteria: • Having psychotic features. • Having an organic brain disorder reported by the patient or his/her family.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Stress. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Depression, anxiety and stress Scale(DASS-21).;Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Depression, anxiety and stress Scale(DASS-21).;Depression. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Depression, anxiety and stress Scale(DASS-21).;Addiction Severity. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Addiction Severity Index.;Alcohol problems. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV.;Family problems. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV.;Psychiatric problems. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Job problems. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV.;Medical problems. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Psychiatric Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences