title: The effect of methadone-maintenance therapy with and without interactive treatment on improving emotion-regulation strategies and resilience among opiate-dependent clients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Due to the chronic and recurrent nature of addiction, many people who quit drug addiction may slip back into the pattern of using drugs shortly after the detoxification period. Emotion-regulation strategies and resilience play an important role in preventing the recurrences of substance abuse.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to compare the effects of methadone-maintenance therapy (MMT) and interactive therapy (a combination of MMT and cognitive-behavioral therapy) on improving emotion-regulation strategies and resilience among opiate-dependent clients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study was performed on 60 patients with substance abuse admitted to Methadone Addiction Treatment Centers and Detox Centers in Sari within three months of therapy for their addiction (from October to December 2013). Then, the participants were randomly assigned to two different groups (n = 30) were examined in two groups of 30 people targeted to be available in the selected population. Participants in all three groups, before and after the intervention, filled out the questionnaires of Schutte emotional intelligence scale and Connor-Davidson resiliency questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the analysis of covariance method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that an interactive therapy would be significantly more effective than the MMT on improving emotion-regulation strategies and promoting the resilience level among opiate-dependent clients. Moreover, the results showed that cognitive- behavior therapy combined with MMT may improve emotion-regulation strategies, and promote the amount of resiliency and recovery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The cognitive-behavior therapy combined with MMT can improve emotion-regulation strategies and resiliency and thus prevent the substance-abuse relapse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Hadis
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hoseiny
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Bandar Gaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Gaz, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jadidi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Habiballah Nataj
authors.affiliation: School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Tehran Psychiatric Institute, Mental Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences.
authors.forename: Mohammad Bagher
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Saberi-Zafarghandi
keywords: Cognitive Therapy; Methadone; Substance-Related Disorders
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