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Guilt, Shame, and Depression in Clients in Recovery from Addiction

William Meehan M.A. Sari Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group; The Wright Institute, Berkeley, California
,
Lynn E. O'Connor Ph.D. Sari Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group; The Wright Institute, Berkeley, California
,
Jack W. Berry Ph.D. Sari Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group; The Wright Institute, Berkeley, California
,
Joseph Weiss M.D. San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group, San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute
,
Andrea Momson Ph.D. The Wright Institute, Berkeley, California
&
Alfonso Acampora M.A. Walden House, San Francisco
Pages 125-134 | Published online: 02 Aug 2012
 
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Abstract

Men and women in recovery from addiction were compared on levels of depression, guilt, and shame. The measurement of guilt included subscales of Survivor Guilt, Separation Guilt. Omnipotent Responsibility Guilt, Trait Guilt, State Guilt, and Adaptive Guilt. The sample included 75 men and 33 women in treatment in a residential treatment community. It was found that women were significantly higher than men in depression. The recovering subjects were compared to nonaddicted subjects and estahlished norms, and it was found that the recovering people were higher on depression, shame, and the subscales of maladaptive guilt. Both men and women in recovery were significantly lower than norms in adaptive guilt.

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