Evaluate the Effectiveness of Transactional Analysis Training on Sexual Satisfaction and Body Image of Methadone-treated Men

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of transactional analysis training on sexual satisfaction and body image in methadone-treated men.

Methodos: 

The present study was a semi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test and follow-up with control group. The statistical population was all men who referred to one of the methadone treatment centers. The sample consisted of 40 patients who were selected by convenience sampling and randomly divided into experimental (20 patients) and control (20 patients) groups. Experimental group received 8 sessions of 90 minute Transactional analysis training and control group received no training. Both groups completed Larson's Sexual Satisfaction Questionnaire (1998) and Self-Body Cache Multi-dimensional Relations (1990) in the pre-test, post-test, and follow-up stages. Data were analyzed using multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance..

The results showed that Transactional analysis training led to a significant difference between experimental and control groups in posttest and follow-up (P <0.001).

It is suggested that therapists use transactional analysis training to improve sexual satisfaction and body image of methadone-treated male patients