Integrative Psychotherapy in Addictive Disorders

In most countries, addictive disorders have increased considerably in the recent years, becoming a main problem of public health for governments. One approach toward the rehabilitation of people with addictive disorders is in Chile's Therapeutic Communities. In such communities, recovering addi...

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Published in:Journal of psychotherapy integration 2004-09, Vol.14 (3), p.290-306
Main Authors: Guajardo, Humberto S, Bagladi, Verónica L, Kushner, Diana L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addiction
Human
Integrative Psychotherapy
Male
Rehabilitation
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Summary:In most countries, addictive disorders have increased considerably in the recent years, becoming a main problem of public health for governments. One approach toward the rehabilitation of people with addictive disorders is in Chile's Therapeutic Communities. In such communities, recovering addicts actively collaborate in the rehabilitation of people in treatment. The characteristics of the rehabilitation process are presented from the perspective of the supraparadigmatic integrative model proposed by R. Opazo (1997) . The application of an integrative clinical evaluation record (Ficha de Evaluación Clínica Integral) helps one to understand, through the different subsystems of the model, the presenting problems of persons entering rehabilitation, the etiological role of each subsystem, and the modification that takes place during treatment. Biological predisposing factors such as extraversion and neurological immaturity are resistant to treatment modification; however, alterations acquired during the addictive process, in all the subsystems of the model, are modifiable after 9 months of integrative psychotherapy. On the basis of the authors' observations and on the supraparadigmatic integrative model, an etiological approach of addictive disorders is suggested.
ISSN:1053-0479
1573-3696
DOI:10.1037/1053-0479.14.3.290