The effectiveness of cognitive- behavior therapy on hopefulness of substance abusers

Hope as a process of thinking about personal goals, along with the motivation to move towards the goals and methods to achieve goals is defined. This study attempts to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive- behavior therapy on hopefulness in substance abusers. In order to achieve the aims of this study were used pre-test, post-test, and with a control group. The 80 person of residents people in TC center of city Mashhad were selected According to Low level of hope And the inclusion and exclusion criteria and divided randomly into control and experimental groups. Both groups completed the Snyder Hope Scale before and after treatment. Findings showed that group new reality therapy based on choice theory results to enhance hopefulness in substance abusers in the experimental group compared with the control group. Therefore, CBT can be used to enhance hopefulness to substance abusers.

کلیدواژه ها:

cognitive ، behavior ، hopefulness ، Substance abuser