Table 1.
Definitions of Alcohol Recovery
| Source | Definition |
|---|---|
| Life functioning and context | |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (2012)5 | “a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential” (p. 3) |
| Recovery Science Research Collaborative (2017)25 | “an individualized, intentional, dynamic, and relational process involving sustained efforts to improve wellness” (p. 5) |
| Best et al. (2016)41 | “a social process, underpinned by transitions in social network composition, that includes the addition of new recovery-oriented groups, where such groups are perceived as attractive, beneficial, and relevant, and involves the concurrent emergence of a new recovery-based social identity” (p. 120) |
| Abstinence/Drinking | |
| Betty Ford Institute Consensus Panel (2007)24 | “a voluntarily maintained lifestyle characterized by sobriety, personal health, and citizenship” (p. 222) |
| Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (2007)51 | Abstinence; essential recovery (e.g., handling negative feelings without using drugs or alcohol); enriched recovery (e.g., taking responsibility for the things I can change); and spirituality in recovery (p. 1008) |
| What do individuals think of recovery? | |
| Kaskutas et al. (2014)6 | Abstinence; essential recovery (e.g., handling negative feelings without using drugs or alcohol); enriched recovery (e.g., taking responsibility for the things I can change); and spirituality in recovery (p. 1008) |
| Neale et al. (2016)40 | Substance use, material resources, outlook on life, self-care, and relationships (p. 165) |
| SAMHSA (2012)5 | “a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential” (p. 3) |
| Recovery Science Research Collaborative (2017)25 | “an individualized, intentional, dynamic, and relational process involving sustained efforts to improve wellness” (p. 5) |
| Best et al. (2016)41 | “a social process, underpinned by transitions in social network composition that includes the addition of new recovery-oriented groups, where such groups are perceived as attractive, beneficial and relevant, and involves the concurrent emergence of a new recovery-based social identity” (p. 120) |