The influence of mindfulness on cravings, stress, and cortisol levels in crystal meth-using males in Mashhad

Dsouza, Lancy; Aghili, Mojtabga; Nasiri, Zeynab; Asghari, Arezou

doi:10.30473/ijohp.2021.54845.1116

Document Type : research

Authors

¹ Professor of Psychology maharaja’s college university of mysore

² Assistant Professor, Payame Noor University

³ Master of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Golestan, Iran.

⁴ Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Kosar University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30473/ijohp.2021.54845.1116

Abstract

Objective: Drug addiction is one of the four worldwide crises of the third millennium, at the forefront of risks and societal ills, and one of the most severe challenges confronting today's societies, particularly ours. The purpose of this research was to assess the efficacy of mindfulness on drug craving, stress, and cortisol levels in Mashhad-based males who used crystal meth.
Method: Pre- and post-tests with a control group were the sort of quasi-experimental study used. The statistical population comprised all males who used crystal meth, which was sent to the Ofogh Rah-e Sabz addiction treatment clinics in Mashhad, from which 30 participants were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups using convenience sampling methods (15 people in each group). They answered the Holmes and Rahe stress questionnaire in addition to the Somoza et al. cravings questionnaire. And their urine was examined to determine cortisol levels. The experimental group got eight sessions of mindfulness treatment, whereas the control group received no treatment. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to examine the research data.
Results: The findings indicated that mindfulness lowered cravings, stress and cortisol levels (p<0/001).
Conclusion: According to the results, mindfulness-based interventions may be utilized with medical therapy for methamphetamine addicts.

Keywords

Article Title [Persian]

بررسی میزان اثربخشی ذهن آگاهی بر کاهش ولع مصرف مواد، سطح استرس و سطح کورتیزول مردان معتاد به شیشه شهر مشهد

Authors [Persian]

لنسی دسوزا ¹
مجتبی عقیلی ²
زینب نصیری ³
آرزو اصغری ⁴

¹ استاد روانشناسی دانشگاه کالج ماهاراجا در میسور

² استادیار دانشگاه پیام نور

³ کارشناس ارشد روانشناسی، دانشگاه پیام نور، گلستان، ایران.

⁴ استادیار گروه روانشناسی، دانشکده علوم انسانی، دانشگاه کوثر بجنورد، بجنورد، ایران.

Abstract [Persian]

هدف از پژوهش حاضر تعیین میزان اثر بخشی ذهن آگاهی بر کاهش ولع مصرف مواد و سطح استرس و کورتیزول در مردان معتاد به شیشه شهر مشهد صورت گرفت. روش: نوع پژوهش شبه آزمایشی از نوع پیش آزمون و پس آزمون با گروه گواه می باشد. جامعه آماری شامل کلیه ی مردان معتاد به شیشه مراجعه کننده به مراکز ترک اعتیاد افق راه سبز مشهد می باشد. که از میان آنها 30 نفر به روش نمونه گیری تصادفی در دسترس به عنوان نمونه و جهت آزمون فرضیه ای پژوهش انتخاب شدند و پرسشنامه اضطراب بک BAI و پرسشنامه ولع مصرف مواد سوموزا و همکاران را تکمیل نمودند و مورد آزمایش ادرار جهت اندازه گیری کورتیزول قرار گرفتند. از میان این 30 نفر به شکل تصادفی 15 نفر در گروه آزمایش و 15 نفر در گروه کنترل گماشته شدند. گروه آزمایش به مدت 8 جلسه تحت درمان ذهن آگاهی قرار گرفت در حالی که گروه کنترل هیچ درمانی دریافت نکرد. برای بررسی فرضیه های پژوهش از تحلیل کوواریانس جند متغیری استفاده شد. نتایج نشان داد که این درمان به صورت معنی داری ولع مصرف و سطح استرس و کورتیزول را کاهش داده است. این یافته ها نشان می دهد که درمان مبتنی بر ذهن آگاهی می تواند در کاهش ولع مصرف مواد و میزان استرس و سطح کورتیزول افراد مبتلا به سوء مصرف مواد مفید باشد.

Keywords [Persian]

ذهن آگاهی
استرس
معتاد
کورتیزول
ولع مصرف

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The influence of mindfulness on cravings, stress, and cortisol levels in crystal meth-using males in Mashhad

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Volume 4, Issue 4 - Serial Number 10December 2021Pages 17-26

Volume 4, Issue 4 - Serial Number 10
December 2021
Pages 17-26