Social learning theory, as originally proposed by Albert Bandura, followed 2000 years of
intellectual inquiry into the determinants of human behavior. Reciprocal determinism is a …

Background Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international organization of recovering
alcoholics that offers emotional support through self‐help groups and a model of abstinence …

Many recovering substance users report quitting drugs because they wanted a better life.
The road of recovery is the path to a better life but a challenging and stressful path for most …

Rigorous reviews of the science on the effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) indicate
that AA and related 12-step treatment are at least as helpful as other intervention …

Would you like to include more high interest cases in your Abnormal Psychology course?
Most textbooks on abnormal psychology include short descriptions of actual clinical cases …

Aims This study investigates the relationship between frequency of attendance at Narcotics
Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous (NA/AA) meetings and substance use outcomes …

Aims and methods This paper provides an overview of some of the probable active
ingredients of self‐help groups in light of four related theories that identify common social …

Aims To investigate the effect of help‐seeking on the likelihood of recovery from Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual version IV (DSM‐IV) alcohol dependence, specifically examining the …

The term “recovery” is often used in the addiction field. However, we have thus far failed to
define the term, to delineate its dimensions, or to elucidate the prerequisite conditions to this …

CONTEXTO: A religiosidade e a espiritualidade vêm sendo claramente identificadas como
fatores protetores ao consumo de drogas em diversos níveis. OBJETIVO: A presente revisão …