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Therapeutic Environments in Drug Treatment: From Stigmatising Spaces to Enabling Places. A Theory-Based Qualitative Analysis

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  • Mads Bank

    (Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark)

  • Kirsten K. Roessler

    (Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark)

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Investigating therapeutic environments for young drug users is needed to avoid a high dropout rate due to a potential stigmatising effect of the structure of the space. In this article, we draw from three semi-structured interviews with young drug users. The interviews focused broadly on their experiences being on drug treatment and on how they experienced counselling and treatment in different spaces. The findings show that therapeutic spaces that were viewed as clinical and sterile were experienced as stigmatising, which discouraged young drug users from engaging in treatment and therapeutic processes. In contrast, therapeutic places with a homely atmosphere reduced the experience of stigmatisation, facilitated participation in treatment and helped users to relax and feel part of a community. In the analysis, we show how enabling therapeutic places with a homely atmosphere can be produced through materials, activities, and sensory processes.

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  • Mads Bank & Kirsten K. Roessler, 2022. "Therapeutic Environments in Drug Treatment: From Stigmatising Spaces to Enabling Places. A Theory-Based Qualitative Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-11, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:9:p:5005-:d:798166
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    1. Lydia Oeljeklaus & Hannah-Lea Schmid & Zachary Kornfeld & Claudia Hornberg & Christine Norra & Stefan Zerbe & Timothy McCall, 2022. "Therapeutic Landscapes and Psychiatric Care Facilities: A Qualitative Meta-Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-25, January.
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