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Effect of Art Therapy on Stress of Non-control Treatment of Compulsory Drug Addicted Patients

Abstract

The purpose of this quasi-experimental research was to compare stress levels of non-control compulsory treatment in drug-addicted patients before and after using art therapy program. The samples were 12 patients undergoing treatment and rehabilitation at KhokPho hospital. The experimental tool was the art therapy program consisting of eight activities provided by Thanyarak Songkhla hospital. The stress self-assessment form, developed by the Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health, was used to collect data. Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test was employed to compare the stress levels of drug addicted patients before and after participating in the art therapy program. The results showed that after using the art therapy program, the patients' stress level reduced significantly (p < 0.001) illustrating as having the mean score of stress before participating in the art therapy = 18.08 (SD = 2.96) and after participating in the art therapy = 8.42 (SD = 2.81). Therefore, it indicates that the use of art therapy to reduce stress in the non-control compulsory treatment group of drug addicted patients can be an appropriate alternative treatment approach and can be used as a guideline to reduce stress in other groups of patients.