Spiritual Self-Schema therapy, drug abuse, and HIV

2025-02-13 Classification：Religion Click(3)
Author：Marcotte, D; Avants, SK; Margolin, A

Article Title：Spiritual Self-Schema therapy, drug abuse, and HIV

Abstract：
This case report describes the use of Spiritual Self-Schema (3-S) therapy in the treatment of an HIV-positive inner-city drug user maintained on methadone and referred for additional treatment due to unremitting cocaine use. 3-S therapy is a manual-guided intervention based on cognitive self-schema theory. Its goal is to help the patient create, elaborate, and make accessible a cognitive schema-the spiritual self-schema-that is incompatible with drug use and other HIV risk behaviors. 3-S therapy facilitates a cognitive shift from the habitual activation of the addict self-schema, with its drug-related cognitions, scripts and action plans, to the spiritual self-schema, with its associated repertoire of harm reduction beliefs and behaviors.

Keywords: cocaine; methadone; religion; spirituality

DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2003.10400023

Source：JOURNAL OF PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS

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