Abstract
<p>This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of psychodrama on psychological well-being and false beliefs of people with drug abuse referred to Persian Gulf residential center in the city of Bushehr. The methodology of this study was experimental with pretest-posttest design and following up with the control group. For the purpose, among the people referring to this center, 30 patients (15 as experimental group and 15 as control group) were randomly selected. Research tools included a psychological well-being questionnaire (1986) and irrational beliefs of Jones (1969). Psychodrama interventional program was presented as a group to the participants of the experimental group during twelve 90-minute sessions. Analysis of data covariance showed that the psychodrama, in the experimental group, has significantly increased psychological well-being of subjects in making positive relations with others, autonomy, self-acceptance, environmental mastery, personal growth and a purposeful life, and reduced irrational beliefs such as emotional irresponsibility, avoiding dealing with the problems, helplessness in the face of change and demand for approval from others.</p>
Highlights
In the early twentieth century, Moreno founded the theory of psychodrama in Vienna
The results showed that the mean scores of psychological well-being and hope in the experimental group were significantly increases compared to the control group, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy affected psychological well-being and life expectancy in patients with MS
After interventions in the experimental group, the subjects’ means score in all components of psychological well-being and the total mean have been increased significantly, but such a change is not observed in the control group
Summary
In the early twentieth century, Moreno founded the theory of psychodrama in Vienna. He called psychodrama the science of truth discovery, a branch which is known as a whole title of “psychodrama” today. The general perception of the theater is the show on stage for the audience, the fact is that since the last century, another way of show was born that the viewer has no place in it; a show whose introduction is attributed to special initiatives of Moreno. He realized that the art of show has important potentials for psychological purposes, and he went on to invent showing exercises and games that resulted in establishment of a branch in the treatment of mental disorders and social problems which is called psychodrama (Kianinejad, 2009). This study tries to investigate whether psychodrama is effective in psychological well-being and addicts’ false beliefs?
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