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Archetypal foundations of addiction and recovery.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7721651     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Addiction recovery takes place at an archetypal level. This is quite visible in the formulation of the twelve steps of AA which refer to forces in illness and recovery, e.g., a take-over by the addictive substances or process that renders one's life unmanageable and often devastated and the strong need to be in relation to a higher power for restoration of one's life. Many people respond to recovery programmes without getting into their individual psychology per se, but a number can benefit from analytic therapy which recognizes the archetypal level of psychic life. For those individuals analysis in conjunction with AA twelve step programmes can facilitate recovery, even as recovery facilitates analysis.
Authors:
S Naifeh
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of analytical psychology     Volume:  40     ISSN:  0021-8774     ISO Abbreviation:  J Anal Psychol     Publication Date:  1995 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-05-25     Completed Date:  1995-05-25     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376573     Medline TA:  J Anal Psychol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  133-59     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholism / etiology,  psychology,  therapy*
Dreams
Female
Humans
Jungian Theory*
Psychoanalytic Interpretation
Psychoanalytic Therapy

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