The Effect of Matrix Method on Anxiety and Attitude Toward Methamphetamine and Crack Abuse in Males Referring to Addiction Treatment Centers in Tonkabon, Iran

Hemmati Sabet, Akbar; Hemmati,  Masoome; Poustchi,  Mahsa; Nejad Hashem, Mehran; Haghighi, Mohammad; Ahmadpanah, Mohammad

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Hemmati Sabet A, Hemmati M, Poustchi M, Nejad Hashem M, Haghighi M, Ahmadpanah M. The Effect of Matrix Method on Anxiety and Attitude Toward Methamphetamine and Crack Abuse in Males Referring to Addiction Treatment Centers in Tonkabon, Iran. Avicenna J Neuro Psycho Physiology 2015; 2 (4) :88-92
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The Effect of Matrix Method on Anxiety and Attitude Toward Methamphetamine and Crack Abuse in Males Referring to Addiction Treatment Centers in Tonkabon, Iran

Akbar Hemmati Sabet¹

, Masoome Hemmati¹

, Mahsa Poustchi²

, Mehran Nejad Hashem³

, Mohammad Haghighi⁴

, Mohammad Ahmadpanah

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1- Department of Counseling, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IR Iran
2- Department of Exceptional Children, Allameh University, Tehran, IR Iran
3- Department of General Psychology, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, IR Iran
4- Behavioral Disorders and Substances Abuses Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran
5- Behavioral Disorders and Substances Abuses Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran , m1ahmad2000@gmail.com

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Patients and Methods: The current semi -experimental study included 1,000 males referred to addiction treatment centers in Tonkabon with crack abuse history in 2014. Based on Morgan sample volume formula, 278 males with anxiety and higher attitude to drug abuse were randomly selected from 1,000 males referred to addiction treatment centers in Tonkabon. Then, 30 subjects were reselected out of them and equally assigned into two groups of experimental and control, 15 subjects in each group. The experimental group received 24 sessions of 30 - 60 minutes matrix treatment method in group, but the control group received no training. At the end of training period the post-test was carried out. The research findings confirmed the efficacy of matrix method on anxiety and attitude to crack abuse among those referring to the addition treatment center.

Keywords: Matrix Method, Anxiety, Attitude Toward Crack Abuse, Methamphetamine

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Article Type: Research Article | Subject: Special
Received: 2015/09/1 | Accepted: 2015/11/15 | Published: 2015/11/28

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