Abstract
Introduction: Relapse is a common treatment outcome for many substance misusers. How a relapse is perceived may decree how it can be responded to. This study aimed at investigating substance misuse treatment, mental health care providers’ perception of relapse. Methods: This study employed a cross sectional research design. The sample was drawn from two drug and alcohol treatment services in Glasgow City, Scotland. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaires which were analyzed by using SPSS. Results: The results indicated that n=25(92%) reported having a better understanding of their role legitimacy when caring for clients with relapses. Only n=4(15%) reported that there is little that can be done to help clients who have relapsed. Not surprisingly, n=1(4%) was a participant who was uncertain of his counselling skills and believed that clients with several relapses cannot be treated. Conclusion: In conclusion, there was inconsistency between providers’ knowledge and their reaction to relapse. Therefore, emotional reactions if left unchecked may constitute a barrier to provision of care and may negatively impact treatment outcomes. You can submit your Manuscripts at: https://symbiosisonlinepublishing.com/submitManuscript.php
Highlights
Relapse is a common treatment outcome for many substance misusers
These figures may highlight the significance of relapse in the substance misuse treatment services
These sites were purposefully chosen because the sites were specialized substance misuse treatment services and they were viewed as the best sites for eliciting the perception of relapse from the service providers who have experience and expertise in the management of the relapse
Summary
Relapse is a common treatment outcome for many substance misusers. Substance misuse has for many years been recognized as a chronic condition characterized by high rates of relapse [31,7,35,25]. A relapse may be rated as one of the core features of drug and alcohol addiction and probably the most difficult clinical problem in the substance misuse treatment services [36,13,6]. It has been consistently reported that about 40% to 90% of clients with substance misuse problems relapse following treatment [5,15,19]. These figures may highlight the significance of relapse in the substance misuse treatment services
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