Transformative Existential Experiences and the Mental Growth Stages Illustrated by Case Reports

The article describes part of an on-going research on the processes of mental liberation and growth. The original research material is based on qualitative research methods and ethnographic in-depth interviews with drug-addicted persons undergoing treatment. The material is further analysed within a...

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Main Author: Borgen, Berit (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2016
In: Archive for the psychology of religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 38, Issue: 1, Pages: 89-128
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Mentaler Zustand / Development / Trauma / Experience
RelBib Classification:AE Psychology of religion
ZA Social sciences
Further subjects:B mental growth drug addiction treatment transformative existential experiences liberating turning points creating meaning recovery
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