Exploring abstinence, recovery, identity and personhood in individuals engaging with addiction services

Section A: This review aimed to understand how abstinence is understood in recovery by those who access substance misuse services. A systematic literature review was undertaken
and fourteen studies were identified. These were quality assessed using the CASP quality analysis tool. Limitations of CASP as a tool were discussed. The fourteen studies were
analysed using thematic synthesis and seven themes with ten sub-themes were identified. Themes were organised along a temporal path. Future clinical and research directions were
discussed, as were strengths and limitations of the paper.

Section A: This review aimed to understand how abstinence is understood in recovery by those who access substance misuse services. A systematic literature review was undertaken
and fourteen studies were identified. These were quality assessed using the CASP quality analysis tool. Limitations of CASP as a tool were discussed. The fourteen studies were
analysed using thematic synthesis and seven themes with ten sub-themes were identified. Themes were organised along a temporal path. Future clinical and research directions were
discussed, as were strengths and limitations of the paper.