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Addiction and spirituality.

Christopher C H Cook1

  • 1St Chad's College, Durham, UK. c.c.h.cook@durham.ac.uk

Addiction (Abingdon, England)
|April 14, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Spirituality in addiction research is poorly defined, with diverse understandings among clinicians. This study identified 13 components, highlighting relatedness and transcendence as key concepts for future research.

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Area of Science:

  • Addiction Research
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Spirituality Studies

Background:

  • Spirituality is gaining attention in addiction research.
  • Understanding its definition and application is crucial for clinicians and researchers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To clarify how spirituality is understood and used in addiction research.
  • To develop a widely accepted definition of spirituality for the field.

Main Methods:

  • A descriptive analysis of 265 publications on spirituality and addiction.
  • Literature review to identify recurring conceptual components of spirituality.

Main Results:

  • A lack of clarity and diversity in the concept of spirituality within addiction literature.
  • Identification of 13 recurring conceptual components, with 'relatedness' and 'transcendence' being most frequent.
  • Noted biases in literature, including North American dominance and focus on Twelve-Step/Christian spirituality.

Conclusions:

  • Spirituality in the addiction field is currently ill-defined.
  • Proposes a provisional working definition based on 13 identified components for future research.

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