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
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
2005
Making the shift from ‘addict self ’ to ‘spiritual self ’: Results from a Stage I study of Spiritual Self-Schema (3-S) therapy for the treatment of addiction and HIV risk behavior
Avants S, Beitel M, Margolin A. Making the shift from ‘addict self ’ to ‘spiritual self ’: Results from a Stage I study of Spiritual Self-Schema (3-S) therapy for the treatment of addiction and HIV risk behavior. Mental Health Religion & Culture 2005, 8: 167-177. DOI: 10.1080/13694670500138924.Peer-Reviewed Original Research