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- Title
The Effects of Emotional Intelligence Trainings in Methamphetamine Users under Methadone Maintenance Treatments in Qazvin.
- Authors
Zamir, Mohsen; Hossein Ghafeleh Bashi; Khazaei, Mahshid; Mirzadeh, Monirehsadat
- Abstract
Introduction: Considering that substance users are characterized by lower emotional intelligence than other individuals in a society, this study is conducted aimed at determining the effectiveness of trainings on the emotional intelligence of methamphetamine users who receive methadone maintenance treatments. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted through a randomized clinical trial that included the pretest-posttest control group design. In this regard, 70 methamphetamine users who received methadone maintenance treatments in drops in a Center (DIC, Qazvin, Iran) and scored higher than 80 in the Wechsler intelligence scale were selected. The users were divided randomly into an intervention group and a control group. The two groups took the Bar-On emotional quotient inventory test. The intervention group attended 4 sessions of emotional intelligence training that took 90 minutes per week. In contrast, the control group did not undergo any intervention. Three months after the last training session, the Bar-On emotional quotient inventory was repeated for the members of the two groups. Results: The program for offering trainings in emotional intelligence could comparatively increase the emotional intelligence score of the intervention group by a significant manner (P=0.03). However, the program did not contribute to the reduction of the methamphetamine use (P=0.13). Conclusion: Offering trainings in emotional intelligence to methamphetamine users could increase their emotional intelligence, but further studies and more effective methods will be required to reduce the methamphetamine use.
- Subjects
EMOTIONAL intelligence; METHADONE treatment programs; WECHSLER Adult Intelligence Scale; METHAMPHETAMINE; CLINICAL trials
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences / Progress in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, 2018, p167
- ISSN
1735-8639
- Publication type
Article