Journal of North Khorasan

Abstract Background and Objectives: Studies have well documented the relationship between personality factors, stressful life events and problem-solving style with substance abuse. According to this, the aim of present study is comparison of healthy group with substance abuser in each of these variables. Materials and Methods: This is a causal-Comparative study. The population of this study were the drug dependents that admitted to addiction centers in Tabriz. 50 patients were selected between them. Control group were selected among the staff of Tabriz University. All subjects were asked to complete the Problem Solving Styles Inventory, NEO-FFI-R, and Life stress scale. Data were analyzed by MANOVA and t- test. Results: Our findings showed there is a significant difference between healthy group and drug dependent in all factors of personality but agreeableness (p<0.05). There was also a significant difference between healthy group and drug dependent in problem solving test score and amount of experienced stress (p<0.01). Conclusion: Drug-dependent patients have a particular personality profile that vulnerable them in coping with stress. Furthermore the problem-solving styles used by drug dependent are more inefficient and unconstructive.

Background & Objectives: Depression is one of the most popular psychological disorders. There are various methods of treatment on it. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of meta-cognitive therapy in reducing depressive symptoms and improving quality of life in patients with MDD has been conducted. Methods and materials: The design was an experimental with pre and post-test and control group. Sampling method was available sampling. The 22 female subjects were evaluated by the psychiatrist for choosing according to DSM-V. Then subjects were put in one of two groups experimental and control. The experimental group was studied for two months. BDI-II and WHOQOL-BREF were given to the subjects before and after treatment and at the 3 month follow up period. The results were analyzed using mixed analysis of variance. Results: The results showed that meta-cognitive therapy, significantly reduced depressive symptoms (p<0/001) and increased quality of life (p<0/001) in the experimental group in the post-test and follow-up phase. Conclusion: metacognitive therapy created significant changes to reduce depressive symptoms and improve the life quality of depressed patient. This result is interpretable in the context of the third wave of behavioral perspective. It seems that this therapy is effective in reducing depressive symptoms and improving life quality of these patients, therefore it is recommended as an effective therapy for major depression.