TTLV: Clinical intervention for a case of a gay man using amphetamine-like substances.

1. Student's full name:Tran Van Huong2. Gender:Male

3. Date of birth: 23/06/1991

4. Place of birth:Hai Duong - Hai Hau - Nam Dinh

5. Decision number for student admission:Decision No. 3617/2018/QD-XHNV, dated January 7, 2020, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process:Are not

7. Thesis title:Clinical intervention for a case of a gay man using amphetamine-like substances.

8. Major:Clinical psychologyCode:8310401.02

9. Scientific supervisorAssoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thu Huong

10. Summary of the thesis results:

Psychological intervention for a gay man who used amphetamines has yielded positive results. Through the successful combination of psychological therapies such as positive behavior management, motivational interviews, cognitive behavioral therapy, and the matrix model, the client has shown positive changes in his perceptions, emotions, and behavior.

From an awareness perspective, the client has recognized that substance abuse is a priority issue that needs to be addressed. The client has learned the knowledge and skills to reduce and eventually stop using amphetamine-type substances.

Emotionally, the client experienced a reduction in symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress, and began to gain control over cravings. The frequency of cravings decreased from a 10 to a 1 out of 10. Craving control also improved, from a 0 to a 6 out of 10.

Regarding behavior, the client has actively developed and followed a daily and weekly work schedule, participated in favorite activities, and reduced or stopped activities that affect cravings and substance use. The intervals between the client's uses have lengthened; previously once a month, now once every two months, once every three months, and currently once every three to six months.

11. Practical applications:

Based on the results obtained from theoretical and practical research on a clinical case, this thesis presents an overview of a clinical case involving the combined application of psychological therapies to intervene in a homosexual male case using amphetamine-type substances. The results of the clinical case study show the effectiveness of applying and combining psychological therapies in intervening for drug users. Based on this, lessons are learned to apply and combine psychological therapies in the practice of psychological intervention for drug users.

12. Future research directions:Are not

13. Published works related to the thesis: Are not

1.Full name: Tran Van Huong2. SexMale

3. Date of birth: 23^thJune 1991

4.Place of birthHai Duong – Hai Hau – Nam Dinh

5. Decision of student recognition No:3617/2018/QD-XHNV-DT of the Principal of University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in the training course:None

7.Official thesis title:Psychological intervention for a case of gay male using amphetamine-type stimulants

8. WallClinical PsychologyCode:8310401.02

9. SupervisorsAssoc. Prof. PhD. Tran Thu Huong

10. Summary of theses results:

Psychological intervention for a case of gay male using amphetamine-type stimulants has brought about certain effects. With the successful combination of psychological therapies such as active behavior management, motivational interviews, cognitive-behavioral therapy and matrix model, the client had made positive changes in perception, emotions and behavior.

In terms of consciousness, the client had realized substance abuse was a priority issue that needed to be changed. He learned the knowledge and skills to reduce substance use and eventually stopped using amphetamine-type substances.

In terms of emotions, the client had reduced symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress and had begun to control cravings. The frequency of cravings had decreased from 10 to 1 in 10 point scale.

In terms of behaviors, clients had actively developed and followed a weekday work schedule, participating in favorite activities, reducing and stopping activities that affect cravings and substance use. The client's use interval had been longer, from once a month, then it became once every 2 months, every 3 months and at the present, from 3 to 6 months of use.

11. Practical applicability:

With the results obtained from the process of theoretical and practical research on a clinical case, the thesis presents an overview of a clinical case involving the use of a combination of psychological therapies to intervene for a male homosexual case using amphetamine-type substances. The results of clinical case studies show the effectiveness of applying and combining psychotherapy in interventions for drug users. On that basis, learn from experience, apply, and combine psychotherapy in psychological intervention practice for drug users.

12. Further research directions, if any: None

13. Thesis-related publications: None