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“It’s Almost as if I’ve Relapsed”: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Addiction Therapists’ Experiences With Supporting Their Clients Through Repeated Relapse

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“It’s Almost as if I’ve Relapsed”: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Addiction Therapists’ Experiences With Supporting Their Clients Through Repeated Relapse. / Klein, Maike; Dixon, Jeremy; Butler, Catherine et al.
In: Journal of Drug Issues, 23.08.2024.

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Klein, M, Dixon, J, Butler, C & Best, D 2024, '“It’s Almost as if I’ve Relapsed”: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Addiction Therapists’ Experiences With Supporting Their Clients Through Repeated Relapse', Journal of Drug Issues. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426241277775

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Klein, M., Dixon, J., Butler, C., & Best, D. (2024). “It’s Almost as if I’ve Relapsed”: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Addiction Therapists’ Experiences With Supporting Their Clients Through Repeated Relapse. Journal of Drug Issues. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426241277775

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Klein M, Dixon J, Butler C, Best D. “It’s Almost as if I’ve Relapsed”: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Addiction Therapists’ Experiences With Supporting Their Clients Through Repeated Relapse. Journal of Drug Issues. 2024 Aug 23. Epub 2024 Aug 23. doi: 10.1177/00220426241277775

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Klein, Maike ; Dixon, Jeremy ; Butler, Catherine et al. / “It’s Almost as if I’ve Relapsed” : An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Addiction Therapists’ Experiences With Supporting Their Clients Through Repeated Relapse. In: Journal of Drug Issues. 2024.

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title = "“It{\textquoteright}s Almost as if I{\textquoteright}ve Relapsed”: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Addiction Therapists{\textquoteright} Experiences With Supporting Their Clients Through Repeated Relapse",
abstract = "Background: Although addiction therapists are faced with immense pressures to effectively support clients through relapses and overdose risks, the evidence base on relapse remains significantly limited. Aims: This study aims to generate novel understandings of substance misuse relapse from a lived experience perspective of addiction therapists. Methods: Data were generated through semi-structured interviews with seven addiction therapists across specialist addiction treatment services in England, and subsequently analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings: The analysis revealed three superordinate themes around the impact that supporting clients through relapse has on addiction therapists{\textquoteright} psychological wellbeing, their treatment approaches, and their therapeutic relationships. Conclusion: Relapse can shape how therapists perceive and engage with recovery of their clients. Although therapists sometimes consider relapse as a positive experience, they often feel negative psychological effects from it, including emotional withdrawal, self-doubt, and compassion fatigue. This paper sets out the implications for policy, practice, and research.",
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RIS

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AB - Background: Although addiction therapists are faced with immense pressures to effectively support clients through relapses and overdose risks, the evidence base on relapse remains significantly limited. Aims: This study aims to generate novel understandings of substance misuse relapse from a lived experience perspective of addiction therapists. Methods: Data were generated through semi-structured interviews with seven addiction therapists across specialist addiction treatment services in England, and subsequently analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings: The analysis revealed three superordinate themes around the impact that supporting clients through relapse has on addiction therapists’ psychological wellbeing, their treatment approaches, and their therapeutic relationships. Conclusion: Relapse can shape how therapists perceive and engage with recovery of their clients. Although therapists sometimes consider relapse as a positive experience, they often feel negative psychological effects from it, including emotional withdrawal, self-doubt, and compassion fatigue. This paper sets out the implications for policy, practice, and research.

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