The Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES) is a 16-item self-report measure designed to
assess ordinary experiences of connection with the transcendent in daily life. It includes …

Background Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international organization of recovering
alcoholics that offers emotional support through self‐help groups and a model of abstinence …

Objective: Although recovery increasingly guides substance use disorder services and
policy, definitions of recovery continue to lack specificity, thereby hindering measure …

Many recovering substance users report quitting drugs because they wanted a better life.
The road of recovery is the path to a better life but a challenging and stressful path for most …

This book uses a clinically oriented approach for working with patients and clients with
substance-use disorders. The material represents a blending together of my three major …

This study focuses on one of the most significant recent innovations in the conceptualization
and measurement of religiousness and spirituality, the Daily Spiritual Experience scale …

Rigorous reviews of the science on the effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) indicate
that AA and related 12-step treatment are at least as helpful as other intervention …

Abstract The Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES) is an instrument designed to provide
researchers with a self-report measure of spiritual experiences as an important aspect of …

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is the most commonly used program for substance abuse
recovery and one of the few models to demonstrate positive abstinence outcomes. Although …

This paper reviews empirical studies conducted on the role of spirituality and religiosity (S/R)
characteristics in 12-step recovery among program members followed up after substance …