ADDICTION, NARRATIVE AND SPIRITUALITY: THEORETICAL-METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES AND OVERVIEW
ADDICTION, NARRATIVE AND SPIRITUALITY: THEORETICAL-METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES AND OVERVIEW

Summary/Abstract: In the article the author presents different theoretical and methodological approaches to substance addiction: biological, socio-cultural, psychological, and narrative theories. The author argues that we have to develop a comprehensive theory of addiction that should include not only biomedical, psychological and socio-cultural factors but spiritual aspects of the individual as well. A more holistic and yet fully empirical model of research in addictiology as a human science must indeed include the spiritual dimension. Therefore, a comprehensive theory of addiction has to address all aspects: physical, psychological, social, and spiritual for effective treatment and recovery.

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