Recovering from co-dependence: a study of Iranian wives of persons with substance use disorder
Spouses of persons with substance use disorder are likely to suffer from co-dependence, requiring their own process of recovery. Limited research exists, however, describing the process of recovery from co-dependence for this group in Iran. This study aimed to describe recovery from co-dependence am...
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| author | Askian, Parastoo Krauss, Steven Eric Baba, Maznah Abdul Kadir, Rusnani Sharghi, Hesameddin Masoumian |
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| description | Spouses of persons with substance use disorder are likely to suffer from co-dependence, requiring their own process of recovery. Limited research exists, however, describing the process of recovery from co-dependence for this group in Iran. This study aimed to describe recovery from co-dependence among wives of persons with substance use disorder in Nar-Anon self-help groups in Iran. A qualitative case study design was employed to conduct the study. Eleven Iranian wives were selected by purposive snowball sampling technique. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews, non-participation observations and documents. Analyzing the findings through constant comparative method revealed seven interconnected stages of recovery from co-dependence: support system of Nar-Anon, raising awareness, accepting reality, growing spiritually, detaching from unhealthy dependency, being responsible for oneself, and transferring the message of Nar-Anon to others. The findings of this study shed light on the importance of support systems and spirituality in the process of recovery from co-dependence. Dealing with enabling behaviors in the process of recovery was also discussed. |
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| spelling | upm-542512020-01-14T03:28:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54251/ Recovering from co-dependence: a study of Iranian wives of persons with substance use disorder Askian, Parastoo Krauss, Steven Eric Baba, Maznah Abdul Kadir, Rusnani Sharghi, Hesameddin Masoumian Spouses of persons with substance use disorder are likely to suffer from co-dependence, requiring their own process of recovery. Limited research exists, however, describing the process of recovery from co-dependence for this group in Iran. This study aimed to describe recovery from co-dependence among wives of persons with substance use disorder in Nar-Anon self-help groups in Iran. A qualitative case study design was employed to conduct the study. Eleven Iranian wives were selected by purposive snowball sampling technique. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews, non-participation observations and documents. Analyzing the findings through constant comparative method revealed seven interconnected stages of recovery from co-dependence: support system of Nar-Anon, raising awareness, accepting reality, growing spiritually, detaching from unhealthy dependency, being responsible for oneself, and transferring the message of Nar-Anon to others. The findings of this study shed light on the importance of support systems and spirituality in the process of recovery from co-dependence. Dealing with enabling behaviors in the process of recovery was also discussed. Springer 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54251/1/Recovering%20from%20co-dependence.pdf Askian, Parastoo and Krauss, Steven Eric and Baba, Maznah and Abdul Kadir, Rusnani and Sharghi, Hesameddin Masoumian (2018) Recovering from co-dependence: a study of Iranian wives of persons with substance use disorder. Current Psychology. pp. 1-15. ISSN 1046-1310; ESSN: 1936-4733 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-018-0038-x 10.1007/s12144-018-0038-x |
| spellingShingle | Askian, Parastoo Krauss, Steven Eric Baba, Maznah Abdul Kadir, Rusnani Sharghi, Hesameddin Masoumian Recovering from co-dependence: a study of Iranian wives of persons with substance use disorder |
| title | Recovering from co-dependence: a study of Iranian wives of persons with substance use disorder |
| title_full | Recovering from co-dependence: a study of Iranian wives of persons with substance use disorder |
| title_fullStr | Recovering from co-dependence: a study of Iranian wives of persons with substance use disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recovering from co-dependence: a study of Iranian wives of persons with substance use disorder |
| title_short | Recovering from co-dependence: a study of Iranian wives of persons with substance use disorder |
| title_sort | recovering from co-dependence: a study of iranian wives of persons with substance use disorder |
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