EFFECTS OF LOGOTHERAPY AND RATIONAL EMOTIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY (REBT) ON TENDENCY TO RELAPSE AMONG SUBSTANCE ABUSERS

Abstract

The study examined the effects of Logotherapy (LT) and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) on tendency to relapse among substance abusers. Thirty three (33) substance abusers aged between 18 - 50 years, who were in-patients in Neuropsychiatric hospital (NPH), Aro, Ogun State were randomly placed into two experimental and one control group (n = 33). The experimental groups received Logotherapy for 7 treatment sessions and REBT for 10 treatment sessions, 50 min for each sessions per week respectively. All participants were assessed using the 10-Items Relapse Tendency Inventory (RTI) before and after the treatment and the results were analyzed by One-Way MANOVA, and Post Hoc. The results indicated that there were significant differences between the experimental groups  (Logotherapy and REBT) and the control group, P<.0; both Logotherapy and REBT reduced tendency to relapse. Analysis of the results of Post Hoc showed that Control group had the most tendency to relapse, while Logotherapy had the least tendency to relapse and REBT was also effective in reducing tendency to relapse P<.01. This study therefore recommends that Logotherapy and REBT can be effective nonpharmacological treatment options for reducing tendency to relapse among substance
abusers.