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Kohn GF. Toward a model for spirituality and alcoholism. J Relig Health. 1984;23(3):250-9doi: 10.1007/BF00990790.
Kohn, G. F. (1984). Toward a model for spirituality and alcoholism. Journal of religion and health, 23(3), 250-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00990790
Kohn, G F. "Toward a model for spirituality and alcoholism." Journal of religion and health vol. 23,3 (1984): 250-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00990790
Kohn GF. Toward a model for spirituality and alcoholism. J Relig Health. 1984 Sep;23(3):250-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00990790. PMID: 24307079.
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J Relig Health. 1984 Sep;23(3):250-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00990790.

Toward a model for spirituality and alcoholism.

Journal of religion and health

G F Kohn

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  1. , 211 Walnut St., 52761, Muscatine, Iowa.

PMID: 24307079 DOI: 10.1007/BF00990790

Abstract

Spirituality is a significant factor in recovery from alcoholism, whatever definition of this condition one may use. One aspect of alcohol abuse is its apparent relationship to the balance between brain hemispheres. Excessive use of alcohol "anesthetizes" the object-based, language-oriented functions of the left hemisphere, associated with an "action mode" of consciousness. This allows greater engagement of the right-hemisphere "receptive mode," which is also associated with religious experience. A model of spirituality based on achieving a balance between hemisphere functions and modes of consciousness could provide a non-chemical alternative to excessive use of alcohol.

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