The Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy on Social Coping of Crack Abusers

Abstract

Background : Regarding the high prevalence of drug abuse in the society, the study aims at analyzing the effect of the group therapy on the social adjustment of the crack addicted patients who are under the maintenance treatment.Materials and Methods : The semi-experimental study was conducted on 24 crack addicted patients who had been selected using random sampling method. They were divided into two 12-member groups of control and case. The general Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) (as pretest and post-test) was used to homogenizing the two groups. Bell Adjustment Inventory was used to examine the impact of group therapy on subject’s social adjustment. p