TY - JOUR
KW - Adaptation, Psychological
KW - Family Therapy/methods
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Marriage/psychology
KW - Methadone/therapeutic use
KW - Opiate Substitution Treatment/methods/psychology
KW - Spouses/education/psychology
AU - S. K. Hojjat
AU - M. Rezaei
AU - S. E. Hatami
AU - M. Kohestani
AU - Norozi Khalili
A1 - 
AB - One of the most important problems in treatment of drug dependence is the cooperation of the patient's family. Many families do not look at drug dependence as a chronic and relapsing disorder and expect a quick and definite recovery of the disease. These families, including wives, are unfamiliar with the concept of harm reduction as a realistic approach. The aim of this study was to educate the spouses of patients undergoing methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) on the different aspects of harm reduction approach and assess the impact of this training on marital satisfaction and relapse rate. This study was a pretest-posttest study with control group. The sample consisted of 50 MMT patients and their wives in private methadone maintenance treatment clinics in the city of Bojnurd, located in the northeastern region of Iran. The experimental group received eight group training sessions run by a psychiatrist. The content of the training sessions was based on harm reduction programs for families of patients with high-risk behaviors. Two groups are compared in terms of marital satisfaction and relapse rate. A paired t test was used to compare changes before and after the training. The results of this study showed that harm reduction education and efforts for changing wives' views toward MMT are effective in increasing their marital satisfaction. However, the conducted training showed no effect on relapse rate in the six-month follow-up. Regarding the fact that this type of training has not been paid enough attention in the national protocol, the proposed training program of this research can be considered in MMT clinics.
AD - a Addiction and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences , Bojnurd , Iran.; a Addiction and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences , Bojnurd , Iran.; a Addiction and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences , Bojnurd , Iran.; b MA of Family Counseling, Islamic Azad University-Ghuchan , Ghuchan , Iran.; c Department of Community Medicine , North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences , Bojnurd , Iran.
BT - Journal of sex & marital therapy
C5 - Opioids & Substance Use
CP - 1
CY - England
DO - 10.1080/0092623X.2015.1114548
IS - 1
JF - Journal of sex & marital therapy
M1 - Journal Article
N2 - One of the most important problems in treatment of drug dependence is the cooperation of the patient's family. Many families do not look at drug dependence as a chronic and relapsing disorder and expect a quick and definite recovery of the disease. These families, including wives, are unfamiliar with the concept of harm reduction as a realistic approach. The aim of this study was to educate the spouses of patients undergoing methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) on the different aspects of harm reduction approach and assess the impact of this training on marital satisfaction and relapse rate. This study was a pretest-posttest study with control group. The sample consisted of 50 MMT patients and their wives in private methadone maintenance treatment clinics in the city of Bojnurd, located in the northeastern region of Iran. The experimental group received eight group training sessions run by a psychiatrist. The content of the training sessions was based on harm reduction programs for families of patients with high-risk behaviors. Two groups are compared in terms of marital satisfaction and relapse rate. A paired t test was used to compare changes before and after the training. The results of this study showed that harm reduction education and efforts for changing wives' views toward MMT are effective in increasing their marital satisfaction. However, the conducted training showed no effect on relapse rate in the six-month follow-up. Regarding the fact that this type of training has not been paid enough attention in the national protocol, the proposed training program of this research can be considered in MMT clinics.
PP - England
PY - 2017
SN - 1521-0715; 0092-623X
SP - 68
EP - 77
EP - 
T1 - The Effectiveness of Group Family Training About the Principles of Harm Reduction Approach on Marital Satisfaction of Spouses of Patients Under Methadone Maintenance Treatment
T2 - Journal of sex & marital therapy
TI - The Effectiveness of Group Family Training About the Principles of Harm Reduction Approach on Marital Satisfaction of Spouses of Patients Under Methadone Maintenance Treatment
U1 - Opioids & Substance Use
U2 - 26743023
U3 - 10.1080/0092623X.2015.1114548
VL - 43
VO - 1521-0715; 0092-623X
Y1 - 2017
Y2 - Jan 2
ER -