EFFECTIVENESS OF COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL GROUP THERAPY ON ANXIETY IN ADDICTS WITH SUCCESSFUL CUT OFF

One of the factors that lead to failure treatment and return substance abuse is ignoring mental disorders before and after drug withdrawal. Therefore، the aim of the present study was effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy on anxiety in addicts with successful cut off. This study was quasi-experimental. The study design was a pretest- posttest whit control group. The study population consisted of addicts that has been on the successful cut off and were referred for psychological rehabilitation of residential institutions Kosar. The Forty patients were selected with random sample from among referring to the center. Then were divided and assigned randomly into two groups of 20. Subjects evaluation on the pre-test and post-test Zung self assessment anxiety Scale. In the experimental group was performed in 12 sessions of psychological treatment cognitive– behavioral، once a week for an hour and a half، but the control group did not receive any intervention. After performing post test، the data was analyzed with the software Spss16 and with use independent t-test. The results of this study showed that after performing cognitive- behavioral therapy there is significant differences both experimental and control groups in anxiety variable (p<0. 001). The present study findings suggest the importance of cognitive - behavioral therapy on decrease in anxiety in addicts with successful cut off. These treatments can be aspects complementary chemotherapy after successful cut off and prevention of addiction to a return.