Background Addictions contribute significantly to the overall disease burden for Indigenous
peoples of colonised countries. Mutual support groups are one of the most common …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes the goals and key therapeutic processes of
mutual-help groups (MHGs) presumed to facilitate improvement and/or maintenance of …

At first glance, the notion of individuals with serious, objectively verifiable, cognitive and
social impairments being able to facilitate life-saving changes in similarly impaired …

Continuing care following initial substance use disorder treatment often is associated with
improved treatment outcomes and evidence-based interventions (EBIs) have been …

The research described here focused on personal, life context, and help-related factors to
trace the long-term course of treated and untreated alcohol-use disorders. A group of 461 …

Over 5 million adults in the United States have a co-occurring substance use disorder and
serious psychological distress. Mutual aid (self-help) can usefully complement treatment, but …

Examining the neurobiological underpinnings of sex addiction. Neuroaffective science—
studying the integrated development of the body, brain, and mind—has revealed …

The purpose of this study is to explore narcissistic and prosocial behaviors as reported by
adolescents with and without substance dependency disorder (SDD). This study employs a …

Objective: Religious practices among adults are associated with more 12-step participation
which, in turn, is linked to better treatment outcomes. Despite recommendations for …

ABSTRACT Aims To construct Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) attendance, sponsorship and
abstinence latent class trajectories to test the added benefit of having a sponsor above the …