The effectiveness of stress coping training on the quality of life and mental health of the family of addicted people who are leaving

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of stress coping training on the quality of life and mental health of addicted individuals leaving the clinic in Tehran. The present study was a pilot study with pretest-posttest design with control group. The statistical population included all addicts families (including spouse, children over 18 years of age and parents and parents living with drug addicts). The first addiction trail of the first addendum center in Tehran was 120 people in October, November and December. Sample size based on the Morgan table, 92 people were selected randomly as the sample unit of the present study. The experimental group was invited to eight 90-minute sessions of instructional class and received stress coping training, while the control group did not receive any training. Using covariance analysis, the effect of coping with stress on quality of life and mental health was significant at the level of p <0.01. The teaching of coping with stress is effective on the quality of life and mental health of families of addicted people who are leaving.