A systematic description of drug rehabilitation programmes

Abstract

This research study describes drug rehabilitation programmes from a systemic perspective. For this purpose substance abuse, rehabilitation and various elements as well as concepts related to systems are reviewed. A qualitative research methodology was followed to obtain rich descriptions from the research participants. Themes, supported by the literature review, are identified and discussed from a systemic perspective. A systemic approach to rehabilitation describes the process of change and thereby aims to enrich drug rehabilitation models. This process of change as well as the basic assumption of placing the symptom in the context of the sustaining system, as opposed to viewing the symptom in isolation, will be addressed throughout