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How do Self Help Groups Compare
- By Marc F. Kern
- Published 08/25/2005
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Marc F. Kern
Marc F. Kern, Ph.D., has over 30 years of clinical psychotherapy experience helping people overcome their self-defeating habits and acquire the insights and skills to live happier lives.
He has a deep personal understanding of the addictive process and continues his lifelong research of contemporary treatments for addiction and other destructive behaviors.
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10 Responses to "How do Self Help Groups Compare"
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said this on 27 Sep 2005 7:28:49 AM EDT
I appreciate the well laid oup information. I am a psychotherapist who is interested in providing my clients with alternatives to AA/NA etc.
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said this on 21 Nov 2005 12:43:45 PM EDT
I love this matrix; I want to give it to some clients. I tried to print it, but the heads of each column and the top 4 categories would NOT print; I don't understand why! Please help.
Gary Tartaglia, Ph.D., LCSW, CADC II
gtartaglia@lifelongmedical.org
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said this on 06 Jan 2006 4:34:32 PM EDT
Great article! I'll send it to a friend with an addiction problem, but doesn't like AA... (So he can pick HIS option).
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said this on 18 Jan 2006 5:43:05 AM EDT
I do not see your point. Recovery from alcoholism is a life and death matter. Ponying up a bunch of non-AA options for people who do not "like" AA is fine, but at this point in history it is meaningless to offer these options with your "effectiveness" data. Not too many people "like" AA when they first get there, I will certainly agree with that.
AA never intended to be the only way, it was the only known way that was working and it spread like wildfire, throughout the globe, not just throughout the nation. Its focus was intended to be on alcohol addiction, although the program's steps works for many other disorders, addictions, and problems. You can focus on the percentage of people it works on or you can focus on the worldwide membership which includes people who are 100 sober and people who cannot attain that but are still helped by being in recovery, and may or may attain 100 sobriety at a later date.
Just don't discount the urgency of the matter by telling people what they want to hear. Maybe you can make a buck or two off them if you do not send them to AA, which is fine if you REALLY think you can help them better.
The prognosis for recovery isn't good for alcoholics and maybe by trying new techniques that will change over time.
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said this on 06 Mar 2006 10:09:17 AM EDT
Thanks for the clarification!
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said this on 18 Jul 2006 11:49:40 AM EDT
Good cut sheet on the programs. Much more effective with references.
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said this on 23 Aug 2006 9:51:06 PM EDT
You forgot LifeRing completly, the success rates for AA are wrong- AA's own trienniel survey showed less than 5% success rates, and I am pretty sure SOS in general does not view addiction as a disease.
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said this on 26 Aug 2006 5:53:53 PM EDT
First honest estimate of effectiveness I seen of the various methods. The groups themselves swear they are 90% effective which is an obviouis crock!
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said this on 19 Oct 2006 7:39:28 PM EDT
I'm quite familiar with common methodological flaws involved in determining treatment effectiveness. On what basis did one conclude effectiveness? What aboutfindings that time in treatment is the most important predictor of a positive outcome? On what basis does one judge an outcome as positive? Over what period of time? What about progress not perfection? I'm concerned that simple percentages of "effectiveness" could be very misleading. I've been told from what I consider to be reliable sources that "disease" models have better outcomes. Who can/should one believe when exploring these issues?
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said this on 13 Nov 2006 9:45:44 AM EDT
Very interesting -- and necessary -- analysis.
Stanton Peele
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