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  • 13 - Stopping the Cycle of Relapse

  • from Part IV - Recovery
  • Ethan O. Bryson, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, Christine E. Boxhorn, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
  • Book:
    The Opioid Epidemic
    Published online:
    07 October 2023
    Print publication:
    12 October 2023, pp 165-177

  • Summary

    Relapse is a common phenomenon, and therefore relapse prevention plays a signficant part in addiction treatment. To effectively prevent relapse, it is important to understand how relapse happens and who is most susceptible to it. We now recognize relapse as a multi-stage process occuring over time, rather than a singular event. Multile intrapersonal and interpersonal factors have been identified that influence the risk of relapse. When creating a relapse prevention plan, these factors must be taken into consideration in order for the individual to be successful.

  • Alert plan-application “MySolutions” - lived experiences of users with a serious mental illness

  • J. Bom, J. Bruintjes, B. Sportel
  • Journal:
    European Psychiatry / Volume 65 / Issue S1 / June 2022
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    01 September 2022, p. S132
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  • Introduction

    In daily life an alert or relaps prevention plan can be a helpful tool in preventing patients with severe mental illness (SMI) from relapse. However, patients often find it hard to keep the paper version close by. A smartphone version could be a solution. “MySolutions” is a webapplication providing the possibility to add e.g. pictures or music to the alert plan, which could be helping in time of need.

    Objectives

    To describe the lived experiences of patients with (SMI) with the webapplication ‘MySolutions’ and get insight in the helping and hindering characteristics of the application.

    Methods

    Qualitative research in a fenomenological framework. Eight interviews were held with outpatients with SMI. All interviews where methodically analyzed using the steps of Colaizzi (1978).

    Results

    In general, users were enthousiastic about the look and feel of the application. Using the application was considerd easy. Lived experiences of participants displayed the following themes: Autonomy, Acceptance, Frustration, Self confidence, and Reassurance. By practicing and adding photos and music, they perceived the webapplication to be a personal aid tool for experienced problems related to mental vulnerability in daily life. Participants also reported more difficulties in using the application in times of dysregulation.

    Conclusions

    The webapplication can be a valuable addition to the alert plan for people with SMI due to the possibility of personalization and the fact it is always available on a mobile phone. The application seems particularly suiting for people in a stabile phase. Future research should focus on phase of recovery in relation to use of the application.

    Disclosure

    No significant relationships.