DRUG-USERS SPIRITUAL BELIEFS, LOCUS OF CONTROL AND THE DISEASE CONCEPT IN RELATION TO NARCOTICS-ANONYMOUS ATTENDANCE AND 6-MONTH OUTCOMES

被引：66

作者：

CHRISTO, G ^{[1
]}

FRANEY, C ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] INST PSYCHIAT,LONDON SE5 8AF,ENGLAND

来源：

DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE | 1995年 / 38卷 / 01期

关键词：

SPIRITUALITY; NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DISEASE CONCEPT;

D O I：

10.1016/0376-8716(95)01103-6

中图分类号：

R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is an important support network for drug users emerging from abstinence based treatments. However, the views of NA on 'spirituality' and the 'disease' nature of addiction could be seen as encouraging an external attributional style and have been cited as reasons for non-attendance. After 6 months ninety percent of 101 drug users in treatment were followed up. Narcotics Anonymous attendance was inversely related to drug use for those who had left residential care. We found that spiritual beliefs and disease concept beliefs were not prerequisites for attendance of NA. Spiritual beliefs were not found to cause external attributions for previous drug use or possible future lapse events. It emerged that the most powerful predictors of non-attendence were positive attitudes to the use of alcohol. Treatment implications are discussed.

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