The Effectiveness of Schema Therapy on Early Maladaptive Schemas, Emotional Regulation and Consumed Methadone Dose in Patients Undergoing Methadone Maintenance Threatment

پژوهش های روان شناسی بالینی و مشاوره

Article 5, Volume 12, Issue 1 - Serial Number 23, September 2022, Pages 79-99   

Document Type: Original Article

DOI: 10.22067/tpccp.2022.73062.1185

Authors

Bita Salasi¹; Behzad Shoghi^{* 2}

¹PhD Student, Department of Psychology, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran

²Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Ashtian Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ashtian, Iran

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Schema Therapy (ST) on the Early Maladaptive Schemas (EMS), Emotional Regulation (ER) and the cosumed methadone dose of patients undergoing the Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT).
Method: The research methodology was semi-experimental with a pretest-posttest and control group design. The sample consisted of 44 patients who were under the methadone treatment and visited addiction treatment clinics in District 10 of Tehran city in 2018-2019. Subjects were selected using the convenience sampling method. 22 people were then randomly assigned to the experimental group and 22 people to the control group. The treatment sessions consisted of twelve 90-minute sessions that were implemented during six weeks (two sessions for each week). The Early Maladaptive Schema scale (EMSs) and the Difficulty in Emotional Regulation Scale (DERS) were used to collect data. The data were then analyzed using ANCOVA statistical method.
Findings: The results showed significant differences between the experimental group and control group in the three variables of study indicating that the schema therapy is beneficial for reducing early maladaptive schemas, difficulty in emotional regulation and methadone dose.

Keywords

Early maladaptive schemas; emotional regulation; schema therapy; methadone

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