The effectiveness of cognitive self-compassion training on craving, dependence severity and cognitive flexibility in substance dependent individuals

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive self-compassion training on craving, dependence severity and cognitive flexibility ofindividual with substance dependency.
The method of current research was semi-experimental and its design was pre-test and post-test with control group. Whole persons with substance dependency referring to Ardabil campuses and treatment centers of addiction in second half of year 2015, comprised statistical population of this research. Thirty personwere selected by cluster sampling method, and randomly assigned in experimental (15 people) and control (15 people) groups. The experiment group was admitted to cognitive self-compassion in 8 sessions,while the control group placedin waiting list with no intervention. The short form of the Craving Scale, Dependence Severity Scale and Cognitive Flexibility Questionnaire were used for data gathering. The collected data was analyzed by MultivariateAnalysis of Covariance (MANCOVA).
Results were shown significant differences between two groups in posttest means of craving, dependence severity, and cognitive flexibility while controlling pretest effect.
It could be concluded that the cognitive self-compassion training improve the therapy outcomes of substance dependency due to promoting positive attitude to self.