Featured Publications
Reflections by Inner-City Drug Users on a Buddhist-Based Spirituality-Focused Therapy: A Qualitative Study
Beitel M, Genova M, Schuman-Olivier Z, Arnold R, Avants SK, Margolin A. Reflections by Inner-City Drug Users on a Buddhist-Based Spirituality-Focused Therapy: A Qualitative Study. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2007, 77: 1-9. PMID: 17352579, DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.77.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpirituality-focused interventionsSpiritual Self-Schema TherapyHIV risk behaviorsInner-city drug usersTreatment of addictionClinical trialsHIV preventionQualitative studyDrug usersDrug abstinenceTherapyTherapy development processAddiction treatmentInterventionSemistructured interviewsFocus groupsTreatmentAddicted clientsPersonal experienceClient's personal experienceAbstinence
2007
A preliminary study of spiritual self‐schema (3‐S+) therapy for reducing impulsivity in HIV‐positive drug users
Margolin A, Schuman‐Olivier Z, Beitel M, Arnold R, Fulwiler C, Avants S. A preliminary study of spiritual self‐schema (3‐S+) therapy for reducing impulsivity in HIV‐positive drug users. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2007, 63: 979-999. PMID: 17828761, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20407.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
A controlled study of a spirituality-focused intervention for increasing motivation for HIV prevention among drug users.
Margolin A, Beitel M, Schuman-Olivier Z, Avants S. A controlled study of a spirituality-focused intervention for increasing motivation for HIV prevention among drug users. AIDS Education And Prevention 2006, 18: 311-22. PMID: 16961448, DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2006.18.4.311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV risk behaviorsHIV preventive behaviorsHIV preventionStandard careTreatment completionSpiritual Self-Schema TherapyPreventive behaviorsRisk behaviorsMethadone-maintained clientsDrug usersSeverity measuresTherapySpirituality-focused interventionsPreventionTherapy sessionsGreater increasePretreatment behaviorsAddiction severity measuresCareInterventionAttendanceSessionsCompletionCorrelational analysisWeeks