the effects of group schema therapy on psychological wellbeing and resilience in patients under substance dependence treatment

Background: low psychological resilience is an essential component in substance abuse relapsein individuals with substance use disorder. the present study aimed to investigate the effects ofgroup schema therapy on psychological wellbeing and resilience in individuals under treatmentwith methadone and buprenorphine.methods: the statistical population comprised 248 subjects with substance dependence undertreatment in samaa addiction treatment clinic in isfahan province, iran, in 2019. a sample of40 patients was selected by convenience sampling method; accordingly, they were randomlyallocated to the experimental and control groups. the experimental group underwent ten90-minute weekly sessions of group schema therapy. the research instruments included the 75-item early maladaptive schema questionnaire-short form, the connor-davidson resiliencescale, and the ryff’s scale of psychological wellbeing. data analysis was conducted bymultivariate analysis of covariance (mancova) using spss.results: the obtained results revealed that group schema therapy was effective in promotingpsychological wellbeing and resilience in individuals under treatment with methadone andbuprenorphine (p<0.01).conclusion: this study provided evidence for the effectiveness of group schema therapy inenhancing psychological wellbeing and resilience among individuals with substance dependence.this intervention program can thus be implemented by substance dependence therapists andpsychiatric nurses.