Medical versus spiritual orientations: Differential patient views toward recovery.
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.
Cheney
Benjamin
B
Department of Psychiatry, New York University Medical Center, New York, 10016, USA.
Galanter
Marc
M
Dermatis
Helen
H
Ross
Stephen
S
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