Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Sleep Quality, Experiential Avoidance and Drug Craving in Methamphetamine Addicted Patients

Hosseini, Seyed Ali (2020) Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Sleep Quality, Experiential Avoidance and Drug Craving in Methamphetamine Addicted Patients. Masters thesis, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili.

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Abstract

Research Aim: the study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy based on sleep quality, experimental avoidance and cravings of methamphetamine addicts. Research method: The present research method was experimental and it was designed to have a pre-test and post-test with control group. The statistical population of the study included all men referred to addiction treatment centers in Mashhad in the winter of 1398. In this study, multi-stage random sampling method was used to select the sample. To achieve this aim, four centers were randomly selected from the complete list of addiction treatment centers. In the next step, ten helpers from each clinic who had the criterias for inclusion in this study, were randomly selected and tested and controlled in two groups of 20 people. For this purpose, four centers were randomly selected from the complete list of addiction treatment centers. In the next step, ten helpers from each clinic who met the inclusion criteria were randomly selected and replaced in two groups of testing and controlling which were consisted of 20 people. Participants were assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire (PSQI), the Acceptance and Practice Questionnaire (AAQ II), and the Short-Scale Craving Questionnaire. Then, the experimental group received acceptance and commitment-based treatment intervention in 12 sessions of 45 minutes (twice a week) and the control group did not receive any intervention. For data analysis, multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) with SPSS software version 25 was used. Findings: The results showed that after controlling the effects of pre-test, a marked difference was observed between the average post-test scores of the experimental and control groups in the variables of sleep quality, experimental avoidance and craving. Acceptance and commitment-based therapy has a significant effect on sleep quality, experimental avoidance, and cravings for people addicted to methamphetamine. Conclusion: Based on the findings of this research, it can be concluded that, acceptance and commitment-based therapy can be a significant treatment in order to improve the sleep quality and reduce experimental avoidance and cravings of methamphetamine addicts.

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