Determining the Efficacy of Social Skills Training in Treatment of Drug Addiction in Patients Refering to Tehran Clinic

Abstract

Background and Aim: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of group social skill training on drug abuse treatment prognosis. Materials & Methods: To achieve this goal, 20 available subjects residing at Tehran Clinic were selected. These subjects were randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups. The experimental groups participated in ten 2-hour sessions and were trained social skills, and the control group was in the waiting list. Measurement tools consisted of ACIS Questionnaire and laboratory test; both experimental and control groups were subjected to pre and post tests. Data were analyzed using paired t test, independent t test, Mann-Whitney u test. Results: Results indicated that, the communication and interaction skills in experimental group had improved significantly in comparison with control group, also in the control group of a person suffering from lapse, but none of those two groups relapsed after 1- month follow up. Conclusion: According to our results it can be concluded that social skills training can be used as a suitable tool to increase communication and interaction skills.