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Impact of Spiritual- Religious Group Therapy On Mental State of Inpatients with Methamphetamine Induced Psychotic Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

A. Kazemizarif ,
N. Alibeigi ,
F. Fadai  and
L. Fattah Moghaddam
A. Kazemizarif
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatric, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
N. Alibeigi
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatric, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
F. Fadai
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatric, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
L. Fattah Moghaddam
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Islamic Azad University Tehran Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

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Introduction

methamphetamine abuse is a challenging issue in health system, although the antipsychotic drugs are the choice of treatment of this condition, but psychotheraputic interventions can be effective on clinical symptoms. spiritual- religious group therapy interventions reported effective on mental status of male patients with methamphetamine induced psychotic disorder.

Objectives and Aims

This study aimed to assess the effect of spiritual religious group therapy on mental status of male patients with methamphetamine induced psychotic disorder.

Method

28 male inpatinets with methamphetamin induced disorder were participated in this experimental study divided equally into 2 intervention(14 patients) and control(14 patinets) gruops. Intervention group attended in 12 spiritual-religious group therapy sessions for 4 weeks while control group gathered in 12 sessions with no intervention. Data collected by Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). Chi- Square and Independent T-Test were used for data analysis.

Results

Average score of intervention group decreased from 84.07 to 64.14, which shows significant diffrences after intervention in this group(p<0.001), while control group showed no significant differencescompared to intervention group.(81/14to78/57). And there was also a significant difference between the two groups (p< 0.001).

Conclusion

The results showed that spiritual religious group therapy can be effective on improvement of the mental status of male patients with methamphetamine induced psychotic disorder

Type
Article: 1079
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 30 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 23rd European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2015 , pp. 1
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2015
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