Self-help organizations across the world, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Croix D'Or, The
Links, Moderation Management, Narcotics Anonymous, and SMART Recovery, have …

This chapter explores the influence of the AA model on self-help fellowships addressing
problems of drug dependence. Fellowships that have adapted the twelve-step recovery …

Background: Specialized 12‐step based groups have emerged to address the needs of
persons recovering from both substance abuse and psychiatric illness. Objective: This study …

Aims Many patients treated for substance use disorders (SUDs) who become involved in 12‐
Step self‐help groups have improved treatment outcomes. However, due to high rates of …

The authors reviewed the empirical literature concerning the use of twelve-step programs
and treatments by patients with co-occurring substance use disorders and other psychiatric …

Objective: To review the current knowledge on the problem of psychoactive substance
abuse by persons with schizophrenia, with particular attention to issues of direct relevance …

Background: Improving services and treatment outcomes for individuals with cooccurring
alcohol and drug use disorders and psychiatric conditions has been a critical challenge to …

The frequent co-occurrence of substance abuse disorders along with psychiatric disorders
creates a number of complexities and needs in terms of long-term treatment for individuals …

A large percentage of individuals are dually-diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder and a
substance use disorder. Such persons typically face more difficulties and have poorer …

It was once taken for granted that peer-assisted groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous had
no “real” value in recovery from addiction. More recently, evidence-based medicine is …