Resumo:
The present research proposes to investigate the influence of religiosity and
spirituality in the recuperation of chemical dependents in abstinence, as well as to
understand which factors are noted like important in the recuperation, noticing if
there s some positive influence of spirituality development in the chemical
dependents recuperation, in addition to research on literature about the importance
of spirituality development on the mental health. This study adopted the quality and
quantify methodologies, and the sample was composed of 10 (ten) chemical
dependents in recuperation. The instruments used were: a short demographic-social
protocol, a scale of religious spiritual coping (RCE) and an individual questionnaire,
half-structure, created by author. The results obtained in this study demonstrate that
70% of the interviewed attribute the religiosity/spirituality as the main factor to reach
and keep abstinent. In general, according to others researches made in this area and
the finds of this study, it is evident the necessity of include spirituality/religiosity to
conventional health treatments, not just like a coadjutant item of treatment, but like an
indispensable item for human well-being, in all your appearances and dimensions.