Marital factors affecting addiction among Iranian women: a qualitative study

Introduction: Women�s addiction is a phenomenon with individual, social, economic and health impacts. Its underlying complications have been the downfall of many values and cultural and moral norms, and it threatens the health of individuals, families, and society. This research shows that certain marital factors can predispose women to addiction. Methods: This qualitative study used thematic analysis to investigate a sample of 32 women addicted to narcotics who referred to the addiction treatment clinics in 2015�2016. In-depth interviews were conducted with the participants. Results: Through data analysis, six main components were acquired from marital characteristics: bad marriage, addiction of spouse, spousal abuse, dysfunctional relationship, apathy and disgust toward one�s spouse, no support from spouse. Conclusion: This research showed that particular paired factors may make women susceptible to addiction. A prevention or cure for addicted women based on marital factors needs to be considered. Group therapy can help prevent and treat addiction among women. © 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

The Effectiveness of Existential Group Psychotherapy on Student’s mental health

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of existential group psychotherapy on students` mental health. The study method was quasi-experimental, carried out through pretest-posttest design with a control group. The research population were students of Tarbiyat Moallem University of Tehran the samples were 20 these students which selected through voluntary sampling method and were randomly assigned to control (10 subjects) and experimental (10 subjects) groups. General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 28) was used for data collection. The Cronbach’s alpha was 0.83. The experimental group participated in 10 group therapy sessions while the control group received no treatment. Results of analysis of covariance showed that existential group psychotherapy positively affected student’s mental health in all four dimensions of general health: somatization, anxiety and sleep, social performance and depression (p<.05). Therefore, it seems this group therapy method is useful for increasing student’s mental health