A daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition

Dossett, Wendy

doi:10.1111/add.13731

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“…Hence, there is a "growing movement in the scientific and advocacy community to reframe the language of addiction" (Gordon, 2016, p. 3). Kelly joins others who have called for an examination of the language used in this area (e.g., Dossett, 2017;Kelly, 2017;Kurtz, 2017;McCrady, 1994). Though addiction treatment manuals are often used to guide treatment, their language is unstudied.…”

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A Corpus Based Study of Addiction Treatment Manuals

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Dykeman²

2019

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Objective: Research indicates that the language used in addiction matters; therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate whether differences in discursive and psychological processes exist in treatment manuals used for addiction treatment. Method: Using a synchronic corpus linguistic design, twelve-step facilitation, cognitive behavioral therapy, and motivation enhancement therapy manuals from Project MATCH were analyzed using LIWC2015. The log-likelihood ratio test was used to examine if difference in variables exist between the three manuals, with post hoc analysis to further examine differences. Bayesian information criterion was used to measure effect size, which ranged from weak to very strong. Results: Statistically significant differences exist in analytical thinking, authentic, emotional tone, first-person singular pronouns, second-person pronouns, third-person plural pronouns, negative emotion, male, and biological process words. Conclusions: Differences exist in psycholinguistic, linguistic, psychological, and physical processes between TSF, MET, and CBT. The greatest differences across all variables were between TSF and MET. Physical and mental aspects are addressed in TSF, whereas MET focuses on mental aspects. Knowledge of these and other differences support treatment matching for improved client outcomes. Findings of this study may have relevance to clinicians who provide addiction treatment, manual writers, addiction researchers, and clients with addiction issues. Further study of I words, which correlate with truth-telling, versus we words which support community, is suggested.

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A Corpus Based Study of Addiction Treatment Manuals

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2019

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“…I am grateful to colleagues from around the world who have responded so thoughtfully to my review of the effects of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and analysis of the research on the mechanisms through which it works . These insightful commentaries underscore and extend the findings and ideas detailed in the initial review by emphasizing their significance for clinical professionals ; their potential to inform our understanding of recovery more broadly ; by highlighting how terminology differences may obscure the fact that we may be really talking about the same fundamental change processes ; and the applicability of AA research outside a US context .…”

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“…Kurtz and Dossett both discuss the challenge of defining what exactly ‘spirituality’ means and how we can measure it. Dossett , for example, argues how while the language of peer‐led AA and treatment professionals may differ on the surface, they actually may be describing the same underlying processes, reviving and re‐emphasizing a similar point made several years ago by McCrady . Indeed, on deeper reflection, ‘spirituality’ is likely to include a broader and perhaps more terrestrial array of concepts (‘fitting in and belonging’ ) than initially meets the eye.…”

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Are societies paying unnecessarily for an otherwise free lunch? Final musings on the research on Alcoholics Anonymous and its mechanisms of behavior change

Kelly

2017

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“…Furthermore, there is a "growing movement in the scientific and advocacy community to reframe the language of addiction" as outdated terminology does not reflect what scientists know about addiction (Gordon, 2016, p. 3). Kelly joins others who have called for examining language use and suggest that investigation may reveal that treatment professionals and AA support the same underlying change processes (Dossett, 2017;Kelly, 2017;Kurtz, 2017). Hence, a study of the rhetorical and psychological processes of the first of the 12 Steps, wherein addressing lack of control is warranted.…”

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A Corpus Linguistic Study of 12-Step Program Literature

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2019

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Research indicates that the language used in addiction matters; therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine whether differences in discursive and psychological processes exist in 12-step texts used for substance and behavioral addictions. Using a synchronic corpus linguistic design, writings on the first step of Alcoholics Anonymous, Debtors Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, and Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous were analyzed using LIWC2015. The log-likelihood ratio test was used to examine if differences exist between the six texts, with post hoc analysis to further examine differences. Bayesian information criterion was used to measure effect size, which ranged from weak to very strong. Statistically significant differences exist in analytic, authentic, emotion tone, first-person singular pronouns, first-person plural pronouns, third-person singular pronouns, third-person plural pronouns, male, and biological process words. Results demonstrate that differences exist in the broad psycholinguistic, specific linguistic, and psychological and physical process words used in the texts. This research is the first study to compare linguistic components of different 12-step programs, which often fill a gap created by lags in research. Findings may have relevance to writers of 12-step literature, clinicians who provide treatment, and researchers who study substance use and behavioral addictions, and individuals with these issues.

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A daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition

Abstract: Commentary to: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.13590/abstract

Cited by 7 publications

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A Corpus Based Study of Addiction Treatment Manuals

A Corpus Based Study of Addiction Treatment Manuals

Are societies paying unnecessarily for an otherwise free lunch? Final musings on the research on Alcoholics Anonymous and its mechanisms of behavior change

A Corpus Linguistic Study of 12-Step Program Literature

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