Open AccessNative Americans resolve alcohol use disorder: “Whatever it takes or all that it takes”.
Author(s) -
K Venner,
Kylee J. Hagler,
Violette Cloud,
Brenna L. Greenfield
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cultural diversity and ethnic minority psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.049
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1939-0106
pISSN - 1099-9809
DOI - 10.1037/cdp0000241
Subject(s) - sobriety , psycinfo , alcohol use disorder , thematic analysis , psychology , population , abstinence , qualitative research , clinical psychology , coding (social sciences) , psychiatry , medline , alcohol , medicine , social science , biochemistry , chemistry , statistics , environmental health , mathematics , sociology , political science , law
There is a growing awareness of the prevalence of abstinence and rates of remission from alcohol problems among Native Americans (NAs). Past NA remission research has included epidemiological studies, treatment outcomes, and qualitative inquiry. In this study, we sought to qualitatively examine how NAs resolved moderate to severe alcohol use disorder (AUD) and maintained long-term sobriety.