Understanding the therapeutic factors of the social reintegration treatment stage in a residential treatment setting: a qualitative approach
Therapeutic Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities
ISSN: 0964-1866
Article publication date: 13 February 2023
Issue publication date: 22 March 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to understand deeply the important elements of the reintegration phase of recovery.
Design/methodology/approach
The participants were 14 people suffering from addiction to drugs, who met the criteria for substance use disorder according to the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fifth edition. The data obtained by semi-structured interview were qualitatively analyzed by interpretive phenomenological analysis.
Findings
The results highlight the importance of relationships in therapy, identity reshaping, a deeper understanding of the causes of substance use, the importance of boundaries, the critical parameters of the transition to regularity and the important role of emotions.
Originality/value
The results are discussed on the basis of the enhancement of the therapeutic interventions that are followed at the reintegration stage, taking into account not only the peculiarities of this phase but also social factors such as stigmatization.
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Acknowledgements
The authors thank the residential treatment program for permission to conduct the research. There was no funding for this study.
The authors report no conflicts of interest.
Citation
Flora, K. (2023), "Understanding the therapeutic factors of the social reintegration treatment stage in a residential treatment setting: a qualitative approach", Therapeutic Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities, Vol. 44 No. 1, pp. 17-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/TC-07-2022-0008
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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