title: Medical versus spiritual orientations: Differential patient views toward recovery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Relapse among patients in substance abuse treatment has generated interest in identifying attitudinal factors that sustain recovery.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the relationship of attitudes toward approaches to motivation for treatment and Twelve Step beliefs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Dually diagnosed patients (N = 100) completed a survey assessing treatment attitudes, motivation, and Twelve Step beliefs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Endorsement of medical services was positively correlated with motivation but unrelated to Twelve Step beliefs. Endorsement of religious services was unrelated to motivation but was associated with Twelve Step beliefs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients may have differing perceptions regarding routes to recovery based on preferences for professional services or spiritual resources.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, New York University Medical Center, New York, 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cheney
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galanter
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dermatis
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D018579:Patient Selection; D012008:Recurrence; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D029181:Spirituality; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires