The Effectiveness of Matrix Interventions in Reducing the Difficulty in Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Craving in Methamphetamine-Dependent Patients

Authors

  • Hamid Amiri 1 1. Department of Health Psychology, Khorramshahr-Persian Gulf International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorramshahr, Iran.
  • Behnam Makvandi 2* 2. Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
  • Parviz Askari 2 2. Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
  • Farah Naderi 2 2. Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
  • Parvin Ehteshamzadeh 2 2. Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22100/ijhs.v5i4.708

Abstract

Background:  Craving is a persistent factor in addictive behaviors. The aim of study was to investigate the effectiveness of matrix interventions in reducing the difficulty in cognitive emotion regulation and craving in methamphetamine-dependent patients.
Methods:  The research method was experimental and the research design was pre and posttest with the control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all methamphetamine-dependent patients who visited the Golestan hospital of Ahvaz in 2019. Among them, 40 ones were selected by a purposive sampling method and were randomly classified into experimental and control groups (n = 20 per group). The Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Craving Questionnaires were used for data collection. The experimental group received the matrix program (24 fifty-minute sessions), but the control group did not receive any intervention. Data were analyzed by the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Significant level was set at 0.05.
Results: The results indicated that the matrix program was effective in reducing the difficulty in cognitive emotion regulation (F = 13.483, Pvalue < 0.001). The research results also indicated that the matrix program was effective in reducing craving in methamphetaminedependent patients (F = 60.716, Pvalue < 0.001).
Conclusions: According to results, the therapy could be used to reduce the difficulty in cognitive emotion regulation and craving in methamphetamine-dependent patients.

Keywords: Matrix model, Cognitive emotion regulation, Craving, Methamphetamine.

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2019-12-28

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Volume 5, Issue 4, 2019

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The Effectiveness of Matrix Interventions in Reducing the Difficulty in Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Craving in Methamphetamine-Dependent Patients. (2019). International Journal of Health Studies (Undergoing Change to Shahroud Journal of Medical Sciences), 5(4). https://doi.org/10.22100/ijhs.v5i4.708