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Inducing Effects of Illegal Drugs to Improve Mental Health by Self-Regulation Therapy: A Pilot Study

Salvador Amigó

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MaleCoping (psychology)AdolescentHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisEcstasyPsychological interventionPilot Projectscoping strategiesArticledrugsSelf-ControlEmotionalityIntervention (counseling)Adaptation PsychologicalHumansemotionalitybiologyIllicit DrugsPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthSuggestibilityREmocionsbiology.organism_classificationTerapèuticaMental healthMental HealthMedicineFemaleCannabisself-regulation therapyDroguesPsychologyClinical psychology

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Background: This study consists of a brief psychological intervention, which uses Self-Regulation Therapy (SRT, procedure based on suggestion and classical conditioning), to improve coping with stress and emotionality by reproducing the positive effects of illegal drugs: cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy. Method: 15 volunteers (8 males, 7 females), with a mean age of 24.6 (SD = 4.4), underwent intervention to improve their coping with stress and emotionality using SRT. They carried out pre- and post-intervention scores for 10 days and during a 4-week follow-up. The employed instruments were: BSS (Barber Suggestibility Scale)

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-10-02
10.3390/ijerph181910387https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910387