740
Views
47
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Forgiveness and purpose in life as spiritual mechanisms of recovery from substance use disorders

, &
Pages 528-543 | Received 08 Jun 2009, Accepted 27 Jan 2010, Published online: 26 Aug 2010

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Read on this site (17)

Wilco Sliedrecht, Henk Jan Seesink, Cis Vrijmoeth, Ranne de Waart, Reinout W. Wiers, Brian Ostafin, Hanneke Schaap-Jonker, Hendrik Roozen, Katie Witkiewitz & Geert Dom. (2022) Alcohol use disorder relapse factors: an exploratory investigation of craving, alcohol dependence severity, and meaning in life. Addiction Research & Theory 30:5, pages 351-359.
Read now
Richard Appiah. (2022) Long-term relapse prevention strategies among poly-substance users in Ghana: New insights for clinical practice. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse 21:3, pages 1104-1119.
Read now
Mary A. Rawlings, Rachel Gonzalez-Castaneda, Irene C. Valdovinos, Jennifer Shepard Payne & Chong Ho Yu. (2019) Spiritually Responsive SBIRT in Social Work Education. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions 19:1-2, pages 57-77.
Read now
Jung Yeon Shim & Jun Kim. (2018) Development of the Korean Christian version of the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (KCDSES). Mental Health, Religion & Culture 21:9-10, pages 910-925.
Read now
Liezille Jacobs. (2018) Women’s spiritually mediated stories about recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder: A brief report. Journal of Psychology in Africa 28:5, pages 416-419.
Read now
Jon R. Webb & Loren L. Toussaint. (2018) Self-Forgiveness as a Critical Factor in Addiction and Recovery: A 12-Step Model Perspective. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 36:1, pages 15-31.
Read now
Pekka Lund. (2017) Christian faith and recovery from substance abuse, guilt, and shame. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought 36:3, pages 346-366.
Read now
E. Gail Horton & Naelys Luna. (2016) Spirituality in the treatment of substance use disorders: Proposing the Three-legged Stool as a model for intervention. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought 35:3, pages 179-199.
Read now
Naelys Luna, E. Gail Horton & Tammy Malloy. (2016) Examining Protective Factors for Dysthymia Among Individuals Attending Substance Abuse Treatment. Journal of Social Service Research 42:3, pages 295-304.
Read now
Naelys Luna, Gail Horton, David Newman & Tammy Malloy. (2016) An empirical study of attachment dimensions and mood disorders in inpatient substance abuse clients: The mediating role of spirituality. Addiction Research & Theory 24:3, pages 248-260.
Read now
Diane M. Herbeck, Mary-Lynn Brecht, Dayna Christou & Katherine Lovinger. (2014) A Qualitative Study of Methamphetamine Users’ Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators of Drug Abstinence. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 46:3, pages 215-225.
Read now
BreannaJ. McGaffin, GeoffreyC. B. Lyons & FrankP. Deane. (2013) Self-Forgiveness, Shame, and Guilt in Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Problems. Substance Abuse 34:4, pages 396-404.
Read now
Lauren Maffina, Frank P. Deane, Geoffrey C. B. Lyons, Trevor P. Crowe & Peter J. Kelly. (2013) Relative Importance of Abstinence in Clients’ and Clinicians’ Perspectives of Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Substance Use & Misuse 48:9, pages 683-690.
Read now
Jon R. Webb, Jameson K. Hirsch, Elizabeth Conway-Williams & Kenneth G. Brewer. (2013) Forgiveness and alcohol problems: Indirect associations involving mental health and social support. Addiction Research & Theory 21:2, pages 141-153.
Read now
Geoffrey C.B. Lyons, Frank P. Deane, Peter Caputi & Peter J. Kelly. (2011) Spirituality and the treatment of substance use disorders: An exploration of forgiveness, resentment and purpose in life. Addiction Research & Theory 19:5, pages 459-469.
Read now
JonR. Webb, JamesonK. Hirsch & Loren Toussaint. (2011) Forgiveness and Alcohol Problems: A Review of the Literature and a Call for Intervention-Based Research. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 29:3, pages 245-273.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (30)

Robert H KitzingerJr.Jr., Jennifer A Gardner, Mariann Moran, Carly Celkos, Nicole Fasano, Eric Linares, Joyce Muthee & Gabby Royzner. (2023) Habits and Routines of Adults in Early Recovery From Substance Use Disorder: Clinical and Research Implications From a Mixed Methodology Exploratory Study. Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment 17, pages 117822182311538.
Crossref
Camila Tirado, Oswaldo Moreno, Lisa Fuentes, Isis Garcia-Rodriguez, Cindy Hernandez & Geovani Muñoz. 2023. Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Health. Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Health 654 659 .
Insuk Lee, Mihyoung Lee & Scott Seung W. Choi. (2022) Therapeutic community-oriented day treatment program for Korean women with alcohol use disorder: a non-randomized pilot feasibility trial. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 17:1.
Crossref
Spencer De Li, Jiaqi Lu & Yiyi Chen. (2022) The Relationship between Christian Religiosity and Adolescent Substance Use in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19:18, pages 11233.
Crossref
Henk-Jan Seesink, Hanneke Schaap-Jonker, Brian Ostafin, John C Lokman & Reinout W Wiers. (2022) Protocol for an RCT on cognitive bias modification for alcohol use disorders in a religion-based rehabilitation program. BMJ Open 12:9, pages e060820.
Crossref
Torgeir Sørensen & Lars Lien. (2022) Significance of Self-Transcendence for Rehabilitation and Relapse Prevention among Patients with Substance Use Disorder: A Qualitative Study. Religions 13:6, pages 491.
Crossref
Marcin Wnuk. (2022) The Beneficial Role of Involvement in Alcoholics Anonymous for Existential and Subjective Well-Being of Alcohol-Dependent Individuals? The Model Verification. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19:9, pages 5173.
Crossref
Daniel Gutierrez, Jeremy R. Goshorn & Stephanie Dorais. (2022) An exploration of thriving over time in recovery. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 132, pages 108612.
Crossref
Chloe J. Haynes, Frank P. Deane & Peter J. Kelly. (2021) Suicidal ideation predicted by changes experienced from pre-treatment to 3-month postdischarge from residential substance use disorder treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 131, pages 108542.
Crossref
Dnika J. Travis, Christian E. Vazquez, Richard Spence & Drew Brooks. (2021) Faith Communities’ Improvements in Readiness to Engage in Addictions Resilience and Recovery Support Programming. Journal of Religion and Health 60:6, pages 3931-3948.
Crossref
Marcin Wnuk. (2021) Indirect Relationship between Alcoholics Anonymous Spirituality and Their Hopelessness: The Role of Meaning in Life, Hope, and Abstinence Duration. Religions 12:11, pages 934.
Crossref
Mark S. JohnsonBrianna Cobern, Annesha White, Tracy Frame & Mary Ferrill. 2021. Spirituality in Pharmacy: Providing Holistic Care—It’s More Than Medicine. Spirituality in Pharmacy: Providing Holistic Care—It’s More Than Medicine.
Edyta Charzyńska. (2021) The Effect of Baseline Patterns of Spiritual Coping, Forgiveness, and Gratitude on the Completion of an Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program. Journal of Religion and Health 60:3, pages 1796-1817.
Crossref
Keith Sutton & Anton Isaacs. 2021. Handbook of Rural, Remote, and very Remote Mental Health. Handbook of Rural, Remote, and very Remote Mental Health 111 135 .
Ann Marie Kerlin. (2019) Women in Christian Substance Abuse Treatment; Forgiveness, Attachment Styles, and Improvements in Co-occurring Mental Health Symptoms. Journal of Religion and Health 59:6, pages 3168-3192.
Crossref
Chiu-Mieh Huang, Jung-Yu Liao, Hsiao-Pei Hsu, Cheng-Yu Lin & Jong-Long Guo. (2020) Perspectives Emerged from Students and Supervisory Staff Interaction in Drug Use Prevention: A Q Methodology Investigation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17:15, pages 5621.
Crossref
Brian J. Grim & Melissa E. Grim. (2019) Belief, Behavior, and Belonging: How Faith is Indispensable in Preventing and Recovering from Substance Abuse. Journal of Religion and Health 58:5, pages 1713-1750.
Crossref
Austin M. Brown, Jessica M. McDaniel, Kelsey L. Austin & Robert D. Ashford. (2019) Developing the Spirituality in Recovery Framework: The Function of Spirituality in 12-Step Substance Use Disorder Recovery. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, pages 002216781987174.
Crossref
George B. Richardson, Taheera N. Blount & Blair S. Hanson-Cook. (2018) Life History Theory and Recovery From Substance Use Disorder. Review of General Psychology 23:2, pages 263-274.
Crossref
Lauren Ellingwood, Marc-Anthony Espinoza, Mayra Acevedo & Lisa E. Olson. (2018) College Student Drinkers Have Higher Self-Compassion Scores than Nondrinkers. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 17:3, pages 658-666.
Crossref
Keith Sutton & Anton Isaacs. 2020. Handbook of Rural, Remote, and very Remote Mental Health. Handbook of Rural, Remote, and very Remote Mental Health 1 25 .
John P. Bartkowski & Susan E. GrettenbergerSteven Rathgeb Smith & Benjamina Menashe. 2018. The Arc of Faith-Based Initiatives. The Arc of Faith-Based Initiatives 95 128 .
E. Gail Horton & Naelys Luna. 2018. New Directions in Treatment, Education, and Outreach for Mental Health and Addiction. New Directions in Treatment, Education, and Outreach for Mental Health and Addiction 175 192 .
Joseph L. Nedelec, George Richardson & Ian A. Silver. (2017) Religiousness, Spirituality, and Substance Use: A Genetically Sensitive Examination and Critique. Journal of Drug Issues 47:3, pages 340-355.
Crossref
Jon R. Webb, Loren L. Toussaint & Jameson K. Hirsch. 2017. Handbook of the Psychology of Self-Forgiveness. Handbook of the Psychology of Self-Forgiveness 265 277 .
Efrén Martínez Ortíz & Ivonne Andrea Flórez. 2016. Clinical Perspectives on Meaning. Clinical Perspectives on Meaning 201 222 .
Jon R. Webb & Bridget R. Jeter. 2015. Forgiveness and Health. Forgiveness and Health 139 154 .
Nicholas W. Bakken, Whitney DeCamp & Christy A. Visher. (2013) Spirituality and Desistance From Substance Use Among Reentering Offenders. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 58:11, pages 1321-1339.
Crossref
Ann M. Cheney, Geoffrey M. Curran, Brenda M. Booth, Steve D. Sullivan, Katharine E. Stewart & Tyrone F. Borders. (2013) The Religious and Spiritual Dimensions of Cutting Down and Stopping Cocaine Use. Journal of Drug Issues 44:1, pages 94-113.
Crossref
Lisa C. Walt, Ed Stevens, Leonard A. Jason & Joseph R. Ferrari. (2012) Continued Successful SA Recovery during the Maintenance Stage: Intra-Individual Resource Loss & Gain Predict Relapse. Open Journal of Medical Psychology 01:01, pages 1-7.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.