أثر برنامج إرشادي جمعي في خفض الاكتئاب و تحسين تقدير الذات لدى مدمني المخدرات في مركز الأمل بالمملكة العربية السعودية

Abstract EN

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a group- counseling program in reducing depression and enhancing self- esteem among drug Addicts in Al- Amal Hospital in Saudi Arabia.

The population of the study consisted of all drug addicts in Al- Amal Hospital in Jeddeh in Saudi Arabia.

The researchers selected an available sample consisted of (30) individuals who agreed to participate in the study, and were divided randomly into two groups: (15) to form the experimental group and (15) to form the control group.

The researchers administrated the counseling program on the experimental group.

The findings of the study showed that there were significant statistical differences at the level of (a<0.05) in reducing depression on Beck scale in favor of the experimental group, which indicated the effectiveness of the counseling program in reducing depression.

Moreover, the findings of the study showed that there were significant statistical differences at the level of (a< 0.05) attributed to group effect on self- esteem scale in favor of the experimental group.