Long-term Sobriety Strategies for Men with Co-occurring Disorders

About the Course:

Roughly half of people with severe mental disorders also experience a co-occurring substance use disorder, and recovery from both is a critical objective for health care services. While understanding of abstinence initiation has grown, the strategies people with co-occurring disorders use to maintain sobriety are largely unknown. This article reports strategies for relapse prevention as described by men with co-occurring disorders who achieved one or more years of sobriety. The findings suggests people with co-occurring disorders who achieve sobriety use a variety of self-management strategies to prevent relapse—seeking support, activities, and a healthy mindset. The findings suggest a relapse prevention model that focuses on social networks, role functioning, and self-monitoring, and conceptualizes self-care as critical to extending periods of wellness.

This course is based on the reading-based online, Long-term Sobriety Strategies for Men with Co-occurring Disorders created by Alison Luciano, Elisabeth L. Bryan, Elizabeth A. Carpenter-Song,, Mary Woods, Katherine Armstrong, and Robert E. Drake in 2014.

Journal/Publisher:

Journal of Dual Diagnosis

Publication Date:

2014/10(4)

Course Material Authors

Course Creator

Recommended For:

Substance abuse counselors and related clinical professionals working with clients having both severe mental disorders and co-occurring substance use disorder.

Course Objectives:

1. To identify and describe strategies for maintaining sobriety as reported by males having both severe mental disorders and co-occurring substance use disorder.