The recovery model takes into consideration the impact other people have on an individual in regards to recovery. But after he was immersed into a group of seemingly normal people, he began to dress like them, and thus appear differently (Rosenberg & Rosenberg, 2013). An example from literature is a man that saw his psychiatrist dressed in a different manner. Although it helps some, it is not a permanent means of solving the problem of addiction.Įnvironment has been well-known to be a regulator of behavior.
Heroin addicts for example, are given methadone to ease them into recovery. The disease mode simply opts to treat the person with medication and. The recovery employs a multi-faceted approach to treatment, meaning addicts are encouraged to participate in their community, find constructive coping mechanisms and try to see their problems as steps towards recovery. The key difference between the recovery model and the disease model is the complexity or lack thereof for treatments. At least, that is what those against the medical model say. Although short-term it helps people cope with the realities of mental health issues, it does nothing to truly help solve the underlying causes. For example, depression is treated with anti-depressants like Lexapro and anxiety is treated with anti-anxiety medications. People with mental health problems typically are prescribed multiple medications to 'medically treat' their disorders. It takes away the responsibility of the person towards recovery and instead puts the potential for recovery in a drug or treatment protocol that will seemingly alleviate said addiction or mental health problems.
Rather, the medical/disease models opt to treat the addiction via medical intervention. The medical model does not see the way to recovery as a mean of building a strong support network like the recovery model does. Proponents of the model use medical terminology to describe important addiction processes and treatment" (Miller, 2013, p. "The disease model is a biomedical model that understands addiction as a physiological pathology that requires medical or pharmacological interventions. The medical or disease model of addiction sees addiction as an illness with genetic, biological, neurological, as well as environmental sources of origin. The hope aspect of the model is what truly helps provide the kind of transformation required for true and lasting change. It has become a main mode of treatment for those suffering from mental health problems or substance abuse. The recovery model adds social inclusion as a fundamental aspect to help those with these kinds of issues successfully recover. Therefore, the social movement came to be in order to show that these people are human and that they can gain back what makes them people through the process of recovery (Rosenberg & Rosenberg, 2013).
So many times in the past people working in mental health facilities have dehumanized the patients there. However, recovery implies that these people can be normal and can achieve what they want to achieve, which is to be themselves. There is the notion that addicts and those that are mentally ill are not like normal people. The recovery model of treatment instills in those with mental health problems and those that abuse alcohol and drugs, that there is a means from which one can regain the life and normalcy that he or she once had. With origins in the well-known 12-Step Program of Alcoholics Anonymous, the use of the idea within mental health arose as deinstitutionalization caused an increase in affected individuals living in the community.
THE NOTION OF SELF IN THE JOURNEY BACK FROM ADDICTION FULL
This personal journey involves the development of hope, a sense of self, a secure base, social inclusion, meaning, empowerment, and coping skills that will take that person past the realm of despair and hopelessness into a world full of progress and self-actualization. Recovery means a person undergoing a personal journey instead of determining and setting an outcome. The recovery approach/model to addiction and/or mental disorder places a strong emphasis on a support for an individual's potential for recovery. Although other approaches like the disease/ medical model aim to treat one aspect of recovery from addiction, the recovery model encompasses all aspects making it one of the most advantageous models to adopt to fight addiction. The recovery approach/model realizes the struggle of change and transformation and makes it so that way emphasis is not placed on the destination, but rather the journey. The reality of having to change old habits for new ones can take a lifetime. Recovery can be a difficult journey for many.