Interdisciplinary Expansions: Applying Recovery-Informed Theory to Interdisciplinary Areas of Recovery Science Research

Authors

Jessica M. McDaniel, Kennesaw State University
Austin M. Brown, Kennesaw State University
Anne Thompson Heller, University of Connecticut
Teresa W. Johnston, Kennesaw State University
Brandon Bergman, Harvard Medical School
Robert Bohler, Brandeis University
Tiffany Brown, University of Oregon
Emily Eisenhart, Georgia Southern University
Andrew Finch, Vanderbilt University
Kristen Harper, Recovery Cube, LLC
Chris Hart, SR4-DIS Partners
Thomas Kimball, Texas Tech University
Tim Rabolt, Association of Recovery in Higher Education
Collin Speciale, The Arbor Behavioral Healthcare
Jason Whitney, Pennsylvania State University
Robert D. Ashford, University of Sciences in Philadelphia

Department

Analytics and Data Science Institute

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-2020

Abstract

© 2020 Taylor & Francis. To understand how persons with substance use disorders (SUDs) achieve and maintain wellness, it is necessary to expand recovery science research. The experiences of individuals in recovery are rarely reflected in SUD research which, at times, discounts subjective experiences of recovery. Recovery-informed theory (RIT) offers new lines of inquiry into various aspects of recovery, which may lead to innovative approaches to how SUDs are understood within clinical, professional, and community contexts. This paper reviews three preliminary areas to apply RIT: recovery measurement, identity processes, and systems engagement. Such advancement can impact the collective understanding of how individuals recover from SUD.

Journal Title

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Journal ISSN

07347324

Volume

38

Issue

4

First Page

457

Last Page

469

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1080/07347324.2019.1701598