mohammadreza zoghipaydar; zahra hasany khosh; Mosayyeb Yar Mohammadi Wasel; Hossein Mohagheghi
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Introduction: Emotional problems, psychological distress and cravings are some of the side effects of substance abuse. The aim of this study was compare the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation and Methadone Maintenance treatment on craving reduction, emotion regulation and distress tolerance ...
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Introduction: Emotional problems, psychological distress and cravings are some of the side effects of substance abuse. The aim of this study was compare the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation and Methadone Maintenance treatment on craving reduction, emotion regulation and distress tolerance in people with opioid use disorder. Method: The present study was a quasi-experimental. The statistical population of this study was all people admitted to addiction treatment clinics in Hamedan in 2019, which 40 patients were selected by available and voluntary sampling in two experimental groups of methadone therapy (n = 13), electrical brain stimulation (n = 13) and a control group (n = 14). Subjects completed the Emotion Regulation Difficulty Scale, Distress Tolerance Scale, and measure the temptation of substances after leaving. Data were analyzed by analysis of covariance. Results: The results showed that electrical stimulation had a significant effect on craving, emotion regulation and distress tolerance (p <0.05). Methadone therapy was effective in craving reduction and emotion regulation, but had no effect on distress tolerance. In comparison between the two experimental groups, no significant difference was observed in craving reduction (p> 0.05), but the effect of electrical stimulation on emotion regulation was greater. Conclusion: Due to the greater effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on emotion regulation and distress tolerance, it can be used as an effective and complementary treatment, along with the usual treatments for substance use disorder and the emotional distress it caused.
mosayeb Yaarmohammadi vasel; ahad ahadi; khosro rashid; rozita amani
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Trancranial Direct Current Stimulation(TDCS) on reducing positive and negative symptoms in chronic schizophrenia. Method: The method of this study was quasi-experimental with ABA design. The statistical population was all people with chronic ...
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Trancranial Direct Current Stimulation(TDCS) on reducing positive and negative symptoms in chronic schizophrenia. Method: The method of this study was quasi-experimental with ABA design. The statistical population was all people with chronic schizophrenia who were admitted to the Fouman Patient Psychiatric Treatment Center. Purposeful and accessible sampling method was used among which 4 people were selected randomly. To collect statistical data research of Positive and Negative Symptoms inventory and transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Instrument(TDCS) has been used. Findings: The results showed that anodic tDCS application on the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex(DLPFC) had a positive effect on decreasing positive, negative, and depression symptoms in people with schizophrenia disorder. Conclusions: In general, it can be said that was effective transcranial Direct Current Stimulation(TDCS) in reducing the symptoms of schizophrenia, so this method can be used in the treatment of people with chronic schizophrenia disorder.
Mosayeb Yarmohammadi Vasel; Farshid Alipour; Malek Bastami; Monire Zolfagharinia; Niloufar Bazazzade
Volume 1, Issue 2 , December 2015, , Pages 51-67
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Introduction: Given the protecting and aggravating role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in Pathology, this study examined the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation in the relationship between Brain-Behavioral Systems and impulsivity with craving in stimulant addiction. Method: In ...
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Introduction: Given the protecting and aggravating role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in Pathology, this study examined the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation in the relationship between Brain-Behavioral Systems and impulsivity with craving in stimulant addiction. Method: In this study that was a descriptive and correlational design, 249 stimulants drug users who had been detoxified by purposeful sampling, and considering exclusion and inclusion criteria, were selected. Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) and Behavioral Activation System (BAS) Scales (Carver & White, 1994), short form of Persian version of cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire and desire for drug questionnaire were used to collect the data. Regression and path analysis were used to analyze the data. Findings: Sequential Regression analysis according to steps that had been suggested by Baron and Kenny (1986) reveald that maladaptive emotion regulation strategies can significantly have a mediating role between BAS and impulsivity with craving. Conclusion: Maladaptive emotion regulation strategies are one of the aggravating factors in craving related problems of stimulant drug users. This research suggests that intervention and relapse prevention programs must be designate considering the craving related emotion regulation strategies.
