Young Adult Resilience for Recovery From Substance Addiction in Assam, India

Lived Experience Insights From a Photo‐Led Interview Study

Dados Bibliográficos

ID7991419
AutoresRebecca Graber (0000-0002-9152-4998, Psychology and Counselling University of Chichester Chichester UK), Raginie Duara (0000-0002-3004-9185, School of Psychology University of Leeds Leeds UK), Sangeeta Goswami (MIND India: Institute of Positive Mental Health & Research Guwahati India), Siobhan Hugh-Jone (0000-0002-5307-1203, School of Psychology University of Leeds Leeds UK), Diptarup Chowdhury (Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health Tezpur India), Anna Madill (0000-0002-9406-507X, School of Psychology University of Leeds Leeds UK, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume35
Fascículo1
Páginase70022-e70022
Data de publicação2024-11-28
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Community & Applied Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1052-9284 • E-ISSN: 1099-1298
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/casp.70022
PMID39618807
OpenAlexW4404869549
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas39

Substance addiction can be considered a form of social injustice grounded in interactions between individual, family and community‐level risk factors. Although prevention and treatment of substance use disorder is a key target of the United Nations sustainable development goal Good Health and Well‐Being, many low‐and‐middle‐income countries lack a culturally validated approach for its management. We contend that a resilience approach may provide a sound basis from which to develop such an approach in non‐western, low‐resource settings. Hence, the aim of this study is to identify factors supporting resilience for recovery from substance addiction in the lived experience of young adults in Assam, India. We used photo‐led interviews to centre the lived experience of young adult addicts‐in‐recovery (11 men, 5 women; 19–24 years) recruited through two rehabilitation services and their networks. Reflexive thematic analysis of the data produced three clusters of themes: (i) precursors to recovery; (ii) repairing relationships; and, (iii) structuring a life of recovery. Findings are discussed and potential areas for intervention are identified to support a multi‐level, culturally informed, community‐driven approach to recovery from substance addiction

Addiction · Psychiatry · Psychological resilience · Qualitative research · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Health Policy Implementation Science · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology