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Research Article

Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on self-criticism and feeling of shame in methamphetamine users

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Pages 372-376 | Received 26 Jun 2019, Accepted 09 Dec 2019, Published online: 24 Dec 2019
 

ABSTRACT

Background: This study was to investigate the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on self-criticism and feeling of shame in methamphetamine users.

Methods: The statistical population of this study included all male methamphetamine users who referred to Talash Residential Treatment Center for Harm Reduction in Ghalehshoor, Isfahan, from whom 38 users were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to experimental (n = 18) and control (n = 20) groups. The experimental group received eight sessions of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy twice a week while the control group received no treatment. The data were collected using Levels of Self-Criticism Scale and Internalized Shame Scale and analyzed using covariance analysis.

Results: The results showed that this intervention significantly reduced the feeling of shame, but it exerted no significant effect on the participants’ self-criticism.

Conclusions: Through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, it would be possible to reduce the feeling of shame which is one of the reasons for the persistent substance use in methamphetamine users.

Disclosure of potential conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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