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Abstract
Summary
Substance use disorders (SUDs) is a chronic, a bio-psychosocial phenomenon that produce negative or harmful consequences. This disorder entrapped the old, the youth, teenagers, and even children as one of a devastating affliction in the world .Thus, providing an effective treatment of this disorder consider a main priority in mental health.
Emotional freedom techniques (EFT) is a relatively new meridian-based therapy that can be easily administered and self-applied, cheap, feasible technique that combines elements of cognitive therapy that is designed to target with the stress response and has been researched for a variety of psychological problem.
Aim of the study
To assess the effect of emotional freedom techniques on psychological symptoms & cravings among patients with substance related disorders through:
1. Assessing patients’ substance –related disorders toward craving.
2. Assessing psychological symptoms of patients with substance –related disorders
3. Developing emotional freedom techniques by the researcher.
4. Implementing of emotional freedom techniques to reduce psychological symptoms & cravings among patients with substance related disorders.
5. Evaluating the effect of emotional freedom techniques on psychological symptoms & cravings among patients with substance related disorders.
Research Hypothesis
Emotional freedom techniques will affect positively in reducing psychological symptoms & cravings among patients with substance related disorders
Research design:
A quasi-experimental design (two equal group=45) pre/post test was used in the current study.
Research setting:
This study was conducted at Elmaamoura Hospital for psychiatric Medicine in Alexandria.
Research subjects
• Type of the sample: