Investigation of the effect of emotion-focused group therapy on expression and regulation of emotions and craving levels in inpatients with substance and alcohol use disorder

This study, which measures the effectiveness of group therapy, was completed with 62 volunteers who were treated in inpatient, 31 in the experimental group and 31 in the control group. In the study, Emotion Regulation Skill Scale, Emotion Expression Scale, Substance-Alcohol Craving Scale were used to measure the effectiveness of group therapy. Participants in the experimental group received 12 weeks of Emotion-Focused Group Therapy for two weeks. The participants in the control group did not receive any treatment. As a result of the study, there was a significant difference in emotion regulation skill level and expression level in experimental group and control group, and this difference was found to be more significant in the experimental group. According to the substance-alcohol craving level, a decrease was observed in both groups and this decrease was more prominent in the experimental group.