On the effectiveness of training of spirituality with emphasis on Islamic Teachings on resilience and social adjustment in addicts

The current research aimed to investigate effectiveness of training of spirituality with emphasis on Islamic Teachings on resilience and social adjustment in addicts. The population under study consisted of addicts in the Drug Treatment Methadone Therapy Center (Nikoosalamat) in the city of Ghorve in 2013. The sample size was at first comprised of 90 addicts referring to the said Drug Treatment Clinic which was obtained via simple random sampling. Thereafter, based on the inventory's scores, the number of 30 people who had received the lowest scores in the Resilience and Social Adjustment Scales was selected and placed in two experimental and control groups randomly. This research was experimental with pretest and posttest along with a control group. The experimental group received 9 two-hour sessions of spirituality therapy, whereas the control group received no such intervention. To collect data, Social Adjustment Inventory (SAS), and Connor and Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) were applied and to analyze data, Covariance Analysis was used. Findings revealed that spirituality therapy was found to be highly effective on resilience and social adjustment in addicts.