The Alcoholics Anonymous Effect on Drinking

Conclusions: Although randomized controlled trials are the surest means of establishing causal relations between interventions and outcomes, such trials are rare in AA research for practical reasons. The current study successfully exploited the multiple data waves in Project MATCH to examine evidence of causality between AA participation and drinking outcomes. The study obtained unique statistical results supporting the effectiveness of AA primarily in the context of primary outpatient treatment for alcoholism.
(Stephen Magura, Charles M. Cleland, J. Scott Tonigan. J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 74, 378–385, 2013)

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Source: Twelve Step Facilitation.com - April 6, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12-Step Groups Alcoholics Anon Alcoholism Mutual-help Recovery Effect on Drinking Evaluating Alcoholics Anonymous Project MATCH Source Type: blogs