The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy on Craving and Relapse in Addicts with HIV

Background: today, one of the most important public health problems in the world is the unpleasant consequence of substance abuse disorders. this study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy on carving and relapse among addicts with hiv in the kermanshah city. methods: the research design was quasi-experimental with the control group and post-test pretest. the statistical population was the addicts with positive hiv in kermanshah city and 20 people were selected using the j power sampling method based on the sample size formulation and were divided into experimental group (n=10) and control group (n=10). the experimental group received 10 sessions of cognitive-behavioral group therapy. pretest and post-test of wright’s relapse prevention scale (rps) (1991) were used. data were analyzed by using the covariance method with spss-23. results: the results showed cognitive-behavioral therapy reduced the desire and risk of recurrence in the experimental group compared to the control group at the level p <0.001. conclusion: the results showed the importance of cognitive-behavioral group therapy to reduce craving and relapse addicts with hiv. therefore, depending on the importance of complementary aspects of drug therapy, psychological therapy may enhance addiction psychological problems.