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A preliminary study of spiritual self‐schema (3‐S + ) therapy for reducing impulsivity in HIV‐positive drug users
Author(s) -
Margolin Arthur,
SchumanOlivier Zev,
Beitel Mark,
Arnold Ruth M.,
Fulwiler Carl E.,
Avants S. Kelly
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20407
Subject(s) - impulsivity , psychology , abstinence , clinical psychology , schema (genetic algorithms) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychotherapist , spirituality , psychiatry , medicine , alternative medicine , family medicine , pathology , machine learning , computer science
The purpose of this study was twofold. First, pretreatment correlations are presented among impulsivity, intoxicant use, HIV risk behavior, spirituality, and motivation in a sample of 38 HIV‐positive drug users. Second, treatment outcomes are presented from a preliminary study of spiritual self‐schema (3‐S + ) therapy—a manual‐guided psychotherapy integrating cognitive and Buddhist psychologies—for increasing motivation for abstinence, HIV prevention, and medication adherence. Impulsivity was negatively correlated with spiritual practices and motivation for recovery, andwas positively related to intoxicant use and HIV risk behavior. Relative to a standard care comparison condition, patients completing 3‐S + therapy reported greater decreases in impulsivity and intoxicant use, and greater increases in spiritual practices and motivation for abstinence, HIV prevention, and medication adherence. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 63: 979–999, 2007.