Historique
Périodique
Positive by-products of the struggle with chemical dependency
(Effets secondaires bénéfiques de la lutte contre la pharmacodépendance)
Auteur(s) :
MAC MILLEN C. ;
HOWARD, M. O. ;
NOWER, L. ;
CHUNG, S.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
69-79
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
44
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Thésaurus mots-clés
PRISE EN CHARGE
;
DEPENDANCE
;
THERAPIE DE GROUPE
;
EFFET SECONDAIRE
;
IMAGE DE SOI
;
FAMILLE
;
STRATEGIE ACTIVE D'ADAPTATION
;
COMMUNAUTE THERAPEUTIQUE
Note générale :
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2001, 20, (1), 69-79
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Focus groups were conducted to identify ways persons in recovery from chemical dependence think they have benefited from their struggles with addiction. Categories of positive by-products were identified independently by two sets of readers. Several of the positive by-products discussed by the focus group participants are commonly reported from other kinds of challenging life experiences. These include increases in self-efficacy, family closeness, closeness with others, compassion and spirituality, and changes in life priorities. Additional positive by-products were discussed by the focus group participants that may be more unique to substance abuse and other similar stressors, including increased self-knowledge, enhanced ability to help offspring with substance abuse-related issues, and decreased naïveté. Ways to incorporate knowledge about these positive by-products into substance abuse treatment programs are introduced. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
George Warren Brown Sch. Social Work, Washington Univ., Campus Box 1196, St. Louis, MO 63130. E-mail : cmcmille@gwbssw.wustl.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.