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Nellie Bencherif is a Researcher affiliated with the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at Ghent University, specifically within the Department of Special Needs Education. Her work focuses on addiction and recovery processes in vulnerable populations.
- Research Focus: Addiction, substance abuse, natural recovery, disability studies, social-emotional functioning
- Key Projects: Natural recovery pathways for substance use problems
Bencherif’s publications emphasize empirical analyses of self-initiated recovery from substance abuse, with particular attention to populations with intellectual disabilities. Her 2024 Drug and Alcohol Review paper systematically maps self-change methodologies since 2010, while her 2023 Dutch study explores untreated recovery strategies.
Collaborations include prominent figures like Wouter Vanderplasschen and Florian De Meyer. Her work contributes to understanding non-clinical recovery mechanisms through interdisciplinary lenses combining social sciences and clinical psychology.


