title: Alcoholics Anonymous as treatment and as ideology.
abstract: It is proposed that Alcoholics Anonymous's continued domination of the alcoholism treatment field has fettered innovation, precluded early intervention and limited treatment strategies.
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000436:Alcoholics Anonymous; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D013997:Time Factors