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An Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in progress...
An Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in progress. (Larry Mulvehill. Photo Researchers, Inc. Reproduced by permission.)
Table of Contents
Introduction
Self-help groups and therapy
Twelve-step groups
Other groups for health problems and diseases
Online groups and clearinghouses
Accessibility
Anonymity
Social support and mutual aid
Self-esteem and self-efficacy
Introspection and insight
Spiritual recovery
Advocacy
Advocacy vs. mutual aid
Lack of professional involvement
The " thirteenth step"
Substituting addictions
Members at varying stages of recovery
Ongoing meetings
Rational alternatives to 12-step groups
Conclusion
BOOKS
ORGANIZATIONS
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