The effectiveness of mindfulness based cognitive therapy on distress tolerance and flourishing in methadone-treated male patients

The current study was conducted to aim investigate effectiveness of mindfulness based cognitive therapy on distress tolerance and flourishing in methadone-treated male patients in Sahneh city. The current research was quasi- experimental with pertest and post-test and control group. 30 patients referring to addiction treatment clinic in the city of Sahneh select voluntarly and were assigned randomly to experimental (n = 15) or control groups (n = 15). The experimental group participated in 8 sessions of 90 minutes per week in mindfulness based cognitive therapy. Participants completed GaherDistress Tolerance Questionnaire and Biswas-Diener Flourishing Questionnaire in two stages before and after intervention. Data were analyzed using covariance analysis and SPSS-21 software.The results indicated that mindfulness based cognitive therapy increased distress tolerance and flourishing in the experimental group compared with the control group at the post-test stage (p < 0.001).It seamsmindfulness based cognitive therapy can be effective in improving distress tolerance and flourishing in methadone-treated male patients.