This article reviews the outcome (usually abstinence at 12 months) of 21 controlled studies
of AA, with emphasis on methodological quality. Severe selection biases compromised all …

Aims To investigate the prevalence and correlates of recovery from Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual version IV (DSM‐IV) alcohol dependence by examining the past‐year …

Natural recovery appears to be the major path to recovery from alcohol use disorders
(AUDs). Studies of this phenomenon have implications for designing formal treatments, self …

The study of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) is historically marked by three stages: 1) the
investigation of AOD-related social and personal pathologies, 2) the development of …

Alcohol and drug abuse and dependence are common disorders in our society, and the vast
majority of those who recover do so without formal treatment. Although this phenomenon …

Behavioral economics is a rapidly developing area of psychological science that has
synergistically merged microeconomic concepts with behavioral research methods. A …

Background We studied survey respondents aged 18 through 54 years to determine
consistent predictors of treatment seeking after onset of aDSM-III-Rsubstance use disorder …

This 3-year longitudinal study examined two recovery pathways among 135 problem
drinking individuals who never received professional treatment. Almost half (48.3%) of those …

Background: New federal initiatives target funds toward chronically homeless as distinct
from other homeless persons. Few data exist, however, to substantiate the implications of …

Influences on seeking help from professional alcohol treatment and from Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA) were investigated using problem drinkers (N= 167) with different help …