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Effectiveness of narcotics anonymous training programs in personality characters in substance abuse patients
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Namat Sotodeh Asl   , Behnaz Behnam , Raheb قربانی |
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Abstract: (15916 Views) |
| Introduction: Substance abuse is one of the most common disorders that exert a high
impact on the life of patients and their families. There are many treatment
methods for Addiction. The purpose of the present study was to determine the
effects of narcotics anonymous (NA) program on personality characters in
substance abuse patients. Materials and Methods: This quasi experimental design was performed on 100 patients with
substance abuse disorders that they had been randomly selected from those
patients who were referred to psychiatric clinics and counseling centers in
Esfehan in 2008. Then, the subjects were equally divided into two groups
experimental and control. All the patients carried out Eysenk test prior to any
intervention and also a demographic questionnaire were filled out by all the
subjects. Then, Eysenk test was performed on all the patients following the
intervention. Changing in personality character in the experimental group
(before and after the intervention) was compared with those of the control
group. Results: The findings showed that narcotic program has significant effects on
personality characters of experimental group to substance abuse in post test,
but these effects are not significant in control group. Conclusion: According to the findings of
this work, we suggest the effectiveness of NA program in changing personality
characters of the patients with substance abuse |
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| Keywords: Narcotics anonymous training program, Personality characters, Drug dependency |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2012/03/14 | Accepted: 2013/04/8 | Published: 2013/04/8
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