An exploratory study of spiritual orientation and adaptation to therapeutic community treatment

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 306-313

  Dermatis, Helen ^a,b   James, Tina ^a   Galanter, Marc ^a,b   Bunt, Gregory ^a,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Daytop Village   (United States)

Author keywords

recovery; Spirituality; therapeutic community; treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY;

EID: 77954714790     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2010.489443     Document Type: Article

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