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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 April 2020
1- To study the therapeutic factors of group psychotherapy among opiates dependent patients.2- To study the relation between the therapeutic factors of group therapy and the relapse/sobriety outcome on opiates dependent patients.
The study includes 75 patients in two groups. Group I: 45 opiate dependent patients attending the group sessions of this research. Group II: 30 opiate dependent patients receiving other modes of treatment other than group psychotherapy. Group psychotherapy formed of 15 sessions is conducted for group I. Assessment Tools: Group I and II were subjected to the following: All patients are diagnosed according to the ICD10 discipline, Structured Interview (ICD10), Addiction Severity Index, Rotter Test for locus of control, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, Personality Assessment Scale (PAS), group I were subjected to Yalom test for assessing group therapeutic factors.
The outcome of the group I of the study who received 15 sessions of relapse prevention group therapy was more favorable, and relapse rate was lower than group II who received modes of treatment other than psychotherapy.
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