Effectiveness of schema Therapy in Early Maladaptive Schemas and Insecure Attachment Styles in Heroin Dependent People

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of schema therapy in early maladaptive schemas and insecure attachment styles in heroin-dependent men. A quasi-experimental research design along with pre-test/ post-test and control group was employed for the conduct of this study. The number of 44 male heroin patients was selected and randomly assigned to two experimental (n = 22) and control groups (n = 22). In this study, the experimental group received ten 90-minute sessions of schema therapy and the control group was placed on the waiting list. The participants filled out Young's Schema Questionnaire (Short Form) and Adult Attachment Styles Questionnaire in the pre-test and post-test phases. The results of this study showed that schema therapy could significantly reduce early maladaptive schemas as well as avoidant and ambivalent insecure attachment styles compared to the control group. Schema therapy can reduce early maladaptive schemas and avoidant and ambivalent insecure attachment styles in heroin-dependent men.