Practical support aids addiction recovery: the positive identity model of change.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a need for studies that can highlight principles of addiction recovery. Because social relationships are involved in all change processes, understanding how social motivations affect the recovery process is vital to guide support programs.

Methods

The objective was to develop a model of recovery by examining addicted individuals' social motivations through longitudinal assessment of non-professional support dyads. A qualitative, longitudinal study design was used, combining focus groups and in-depth interviews with addicted individuals and their sponsors. Data were analyzed using the principles of grounded theory: open coding and memos for conceptual labelling, axial coding for category building, and selective coding for theory building. The setting was a

SUBMITTER: Johansen AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3751355 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature