title: Daily Spiritual Experiences and Adolescent Treatment Response.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore changes in belief orientation during treatment and the impact of increased daily spiritual experiences (DSE) on adolescent treatment response. One-hundred ninety-five adolescents court-referred to a 2-month residential treatment program were assessed at intake and discharge. Forty percent of youth who entered treatment as agnostic or atheist identified themselves as spiritual or religious at discharge. Increased DSE was associated with greater likelihood of abstinence, increased prosocial behaviors, and reduced narcissistic behaviors. Results indicate a shift in DSE that improves youth self-care and care for others that may inform intervention approaches for adolescents with addiction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio USA.
authors.forename: Matthew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio USA.
authors.forename: Paige S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Veta
authors.affiliation: Institute for Studies on Religion, Baylor University, Waco, Texas USA.
authors.forename: Byron R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio USA.
authors.forename: Maria E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Pagano
keywords: Alcoholics Anonymous; Youth addiction; adolescents; service; spirituality