Effects of Forgiveness Therapy on Recovery among Residents of Drug Rehabilitation Centers

The study determined the effects of forgiveness therapy on the residents’ recovery. Recovery includes the residents’ level of risk of relapse and gratitude. The participants of the study were the residents admitted for drug treatment and rehabilitation in a government-based drug rehabilitation center in the Philippines. The experimental group (N=29) was exposed to a 12-session forgiveness therapy whereas, the control group (N=29) was exposed to traditional method of treatment and rehabilitation program. The results show that forgiveness therapy decreased the level of risk of relapse and increased the level of gratitude of the experimental group. However, the level of risk of relapse and the level of gratitude of the control group did not change. The study implies that the participants who underwent forgiveness therapy sessions showed improvement in their recovery than those who were exposed only to traditional treatment method of the center.