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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Avants, S. Kelly
• Beitel, Mark
• Margolin, Arthur

Titel

Making the shift from 'addict self ' to 'spiritual self ': Results from a Stage I study of Spiritual Self-Schema (3-S) therapy for the treatment of addiction and HIV risk behavior

Ist Teil von

• Mental health, religion & culture, 2005-09, Vol.8 (3), p.167-177

Ort / Verlag

Taylor & Francis Group

Erscheinungsjahr

2005

Quelle

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A manual-guided intervention, Spiritual Self-Schema (3-S) therapy, for the treatment of addiction and HIV risk behavior is being developed in a Stage I behavioral therapies development project. 3-S therapy integrates a cognitive model of self with a non-sectarian Buddhist framework suitable for people of all faiths. Data are presented on a sample of 29 cocaine- and opioid-dependent clients. Seventy-nine percent completed the 8-week intervention. Drug use and other HIV risk behaviors decreased with treatment. Evidence of a shift in self-schema from 'addict self ' to 'spiritual self ' is presented. Reaction time to endorse spiritual qualities as 'me' and addict qualities as 'not me' decreased, and self-report of daily spiritual experiences and practices, and the perceived influence of spirituality on behavior increased. A shift in self-schema was correlated with change in drug use and other HIV risk behaviors.