Abstract
Eighty-six Chinese heroin-addicted men from different stages of a gospel drug rehabilitation programme, including the pre-conversion stage (N = 26), post-conversion stage (N = 20), halfway house stage (N = 19), and peer leaders stage (N = 21) were recruited. Participants responded to instruments assessing their depressive symptoms, sense of hopelessness, and purpose in life. Results showed that there was (a) a decrease of depressive symptoms, (b) a decrease of hopelessness symptoms, and (c) an increase of purpose in life through the different stages of the gospel drug rehabilitation program.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 399-410 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Religion and Health |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Conversion
- Depression
- Therapy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Nursing
- Religious studies
