The impacts of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) on self-controlling, self Restraint and dysfunctional attitudes in persons with drug abuse

The current research attempts to study the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy on self-control, self-Restraint, and Dysfunctional Attitude in individuals with substance abuse. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest, follow-up, and control group design. 34 patients referring to Tolou Medical Center which is located in Lorestan Province were selected in 1398 based on the Convenience Sampling and were randomly divided into the experimental and control groups. In data collecting, Tanji, Banister, and Bon Self-Control Questionnaire (SCS), Weinberger & Schwartz self-Restraint Scale (SRS), and Weissman and Beck’s Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (DAS) were used. Data analysis based on Covariance Analysis demonstrated that there are significant differences between the post-test scores of self-control, self-restraint, and dysfunctional attitude between the control and experimental group. 18% self-control, 39% self-restraint, and 75% dysfunctional attitude can be interpreted by the cognitive-behavioral method. These findings show that cognitive-behavioral therapy can lead to an increase in self-control and self-restraint and a decrease in dysfunctional attitudes in drug abusers. Therefore, therapists can use this therapy as an interventional method.