How and why twelve-step self-help groups are effective.
How and why twelve-step self-help groups are effective.
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十二步自助小组如何以及为何有效。
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10.1007/978-0-387-77725-2_22
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2008
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Moos,RudolfH
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作者:
Moos,RudolfH
Self-help and mutual support groups are a key component of the system of informal care for individuals with substance use and psychiatric disorders. In fact, almost 80% of adults who seek help for alcohol dependence participate in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)(Dawson, Grant, Stinson, & Chou, 2006); such participation appears to improve the likelihood of achieving and maintaining remission and reduce the need for further professional care. Moreover, many providers of substance use disorder (SUD) services have adopted twelve-step techniques in treatment, and most of them refer patients to self-help groups (SHGs)(Magura, 2007).Accordingly, more information is needed about the association between participation in twelve-step SHGs and SUD outcomes and the active ingredients or social processes that may account for the effects of twelve-step SHGs. These issues are addressed here by reviewing some evidence for the effectiveness of twelve-step SHGs, describing four theories that specify social processes involved in the development of and remission from SUDs, and, guided by these theories, considering research that identifies likely active ingredients of SHGs. These theories are then employed to focus on the probable active ingredients involved in selected psychosocial treatments for SUDs and to propose the idea