Rooyesh-e- Ravanshenasi Journal(RRJ)

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mortezaei N, shahmoradi H, Rostami R. (2019). Application of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in the treatment of drug dependence. Rooyesh. 8(4), 243-254.
URL: http://frooyesh.ir/article-1-1555-en.html

Negative affect is a known cause of drug use and also the recurrence of drug use. The researchers in an in-depth review of the underlying drug-based emotional mechanisms concluded that escaping or avoiding negative emotions is the primary motive for taking and relapsing addictive drugs. Therefore, acceptance and commitment therapy is one of the preferred treatment therapies for emotion regulation. In this paper, the application of ACT in the treatment of substance dependents was studied. Acceptance and commitment therapy, as the third wave of behavioral therapy, try to help people stop or control the unpleasant feelings or emotions of craving for drugs or withdrawal symptoms and increase their openness to experience. ACT interventions use six core principles that include cognitive diffusion, acceptance, contact with the present moment, the observing self, values, and committed action to foster mental flexibility. This research is a descriptive systematic review study. The results of 14 recent studies (from 2003 to 2016) on the application of acceptance and commitment therapy were investigated to cure substance dependence. The findings showed that ACT was practical and acceptable for substance withdrawal.