addiction rehabilitation

The Integrated Recovery-Oriented Nursing (IRON) Care Model: A Theoretical Framework for Optimizing Addiction Treatment Outcomes

Poster

3 October 2025

Abstract Title: The Integrated Recovery-Oriented Nursing (IRON) Care Model: A Theoretical Framework for Optimizing Addiction Treatment Outcomes Authors: Ahmad Muneer, MSc, RN; Hessa Abdel Qader, MSc, RN Affiliations: Maudsley Health, Al...

The IRON model integrates core nursing theories—Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory, Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, and Peplau’s Theory of Interpersonal Relations—with behavioral change frameworks, including the Transtheoretical Model and the Biopsychosocial-Spiritual approach. The model comprises four interconnected elements: (1) a hybrid care structure blending primary and team-based nursing; (2) phase-specific interventions aligned with recovery stages; (3) embedded cultural competence across all care dime

Combining Medically Assisted Treatment and Twelve-Step Programming: A Perspective and Review

Scientific article

7 April 2017

ABSTRACT Background: People with severe substance use disorders require long-term rehabilitative care after the initial treatment. There is, however, a deficit in the availability of such care. This may be due both to inadequate medical...