Abstract
The considerable care for youths with substance abuse in recovering phase is enhancing resilience, cultivate life immunity in order for relapse prevention. This quasi-experimental study was to examine the effectiveness of Acceptance Commitment Group Therapy on resilience and intention to drug abstinence among youths with amphetamine abuse. One hundred youths from the rehabilitation treatment at Wiwatphonlamuang School, Thai Royal Navy in Chonburi Province, Thailand were recruited and randomly selected to participate in experimental group and control group. Fifty participants in the experimental group participated the Acceptance and Commitment Group Therapy for cultivating resilience and intention to drug abstinence, and both experimental and control group attended the routine psychosocial rehabilitation program. The group therapy was carried on twice a week for 4 weeks. The resilience and Intention to drug abstinence questionnaires were applied for data collection before and after participation, then four weeks follow up. Descriptive statistics and Two-way repeated measurement ANOVA were used for data analysis. The results revealed as follows: 1. The mean scores of resilience in experimental group were higher than control group at post-test and 1-month follow-up were significantly different at .001 2. In experimental group, the mean scores of resiliance at pre-test and 1 month follow up were significantly different at .05 and 3. The mean scores of intention to drug abstienance in experimental group were higher than control group at post-test and 1-month follow-up were significantly different at .05 The results suggest that nurses and health care providers could apply this program to promote resilience and intention to drug abstinence in youth with substance abuse. This therapy will be an alternative treatment for both health personnel and those who work in the drug treatment and rehabilitation facilities. Those personnel can employ the body of knowledge to develop and improve their drug treatment skills.
