Effectiveness of Cognitive Therapy based on Mindfulness on Distress Tolerance and Mental Well-being of Women with drug abuse Disorder

The aim of this research was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive therapy based on mindfulness on distress tolerance and mental well-being of women with drug abuse disorder. Semi-experimental research method of pre-test-post-test type with the control group and the statistical population of the research included all women suffering from drug abuse disorder who referred to addiction treatment clinics in Zahedan city, ۳۰ people were selected purposefully and then on a peer basis. They were divided into two groups of ۱۵ people, experimental and control, and cognitive therapy training based on mindfulness was implemented on the experimental group during ۸ sessions of ۹۰ minutes. The research tools were questionnaire and distress tolerance questionnaire (Simmons and Gaher, ۲۰۰۵), mental well-being questionnaire (Keyes and Magyarmo, ۲۰۰۳) and cognitive therapy training package based on mindfulness (Kabat-Zinn et al., ۱۹۹۲). The content validity and reliability of the research questionnaires were estimated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient of ۰.۸۱ for the distress tolerance questionnaire and ۰.۷۹ for the mental well-being questionnaire. For the statistical analysis of the data, univariate analysis of covariance and multivariate covariance analysis were used. The results showed that cognitive therapy based on mindfulness had a positive and significant effect on distress tolerance and increased the distress tolerance of women with drug abuse disorder (P<۰.۰۱). Also, cognitive therapy training based on mindfulness had a positive and significant effect on the mental well-being of women with drug abuse disorder and increased their mental well-being (P<۰.۰۱). Also, cognitive therapy training based on mindfulness on the components Mental well-being (emotional well-being, psychological and social well-being) of women with drug abuse disorder had a positive and significant effect (P<۰.۰۱). Conclusion: Cognitive therapy training based on mindfulness can be used to increase distress tolerance and mental well-being of women with substance abuse disorders.

کلیدواژه ها:

Cognitive Therapy Based on Mindfulness ، Distress Tolerance ، Mental Well-being ، Women ، Substance Abuse Disorder