Commentary - (2022) Volume 6, Issue 3
Received: 30-May-2022, Manuscript No. IPJABT-22-13853; Editor assigned: 01-Jun-2022, Pre QC No. IPJABT-22-13853 (PQ); Reviewed: 15-Jun-2022, QC No. IPJABT-22-13853; Revised: 20-Jun-2022, Manuscript No. IPJABT-22-13853 (R); Published: 27-Jun-2022, DOI: 10.35841/ipjabt-6.3.25
Studies in adults have shown that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) given both in the acute phase and in the maintenance phase of treatment can successfully reduce the recurrence of depression. Relapse prevention therapy is a form of cognitive- behavioral therapy. It primarily treats addiction and substance abuse but also treats mental health disorders such as addiction, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. According to key studies on Relapse Prevention (RP), treatment identifies situations at high risk for a person to relapse and applies both cognitive and behavioral coping strategies to prevent future recurrence in similar situations. The relapse prevention is that relapse prevention helps clients limit the recurrence of recovery by learning to predict scenarios that can trigger addictive behavior. It also teaches you the skills to deal with these triggering situations.
Several factors that contribute to recurrence are personal mood and environmental triggers. Studies show that when teens are in a negative emotional state, they are more likely to relapse. Studies show that loneliness, depression, anger, and stress all correlate with recurrence. For example, a teenager who is experiencing rejection or major divisions at school may feel the urge to look at the familiar medicines they are using to paralyze their pain. During treatment, relapse prevention helps patients learn to recognize these emotional conditions and deal with them promptly before changing to their previous goal behaviors. The other trigger that causes a recurrence is the environment. Seeing friends using drugs, seeing syringes and alcohol pads, and passing by places reminiscent of drug use can trigger former addicts. On the other hand, spending time with friends who do not take or use medication reduces the risk of recurrence. To address these possible scenarios, patients and therapists plan to prevent recurrence in advance. Create a. Plans may include removing potentially harmful contacts from the phone and avoiding places and people who encourage previous habits. It also includes the skills to deal with these situations when they occur. During treatment, the relapse prevention plan helps patients develop coping skills and strategies to deal with these high-risk situations.
Relapse prevention is also an important part of treating teens with mental health problems, regardless of their level of care. Adolescents taking medication for a diagnosed condition are more likely to relapse if they do not consistently follow the prescribed treatment. Poor medication adherence is a common problem in teens with mental illness. Adolescents may intentionally skip tablets or not take them as often as prescribed.
Patients receive relapse prevention treatment in individual or group settings. In teenage rehabilitation centers, clinicians usually provide relapse prevention weekly group sessions. In a group environment, teens can encourage each other and build confidence in each other’s recovery journey. Ideas can also be exchanged in the group framework. When teens discuss their vulnerabilities and talk about specific situations or scenarios in life that may (or have caused a recurrence in the past) of their vulnerabilities, other members of the group are personal. Look at learning to think these triggers are very good in your life. Recurrence is very common after recovery. Marlatt and Donovan found that one-third of people discharged from treatment relapsed within 90 days of discharge. Therefore, it is necessary to consider how to manage high-risk emotions and situations while in a safe treatment environment. Limiting the extent of recurrence helps clients maintain long-term changes in recovery from addiction.
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Citation: Gilchrist A (2022) Relapse Prevention in Treating Addictive Disorders. J Addict Behav Ther. 6:25.
Copyright: © Gilchrist A. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
