Evaluation of a residential AA program.
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Serenity Lodge alcohol rehabilitation program by comparing a group of 137 men who entered the program with the same number of similar men who did not enter the program after an admission to a detoxification hospital. The residential program, for which people must pay board, is based on the AA philosophy and reality therapy. Follow-up interviews were conducted with three-quarters of the men in each group. Even after allowing for spontaneous remission as measured by the improvement in the control group, it was apparent that for a wide range of outcome criteria, and not just the obtaining of abstinence, the program was having a beneficial effect for the men who stayed at Serenity Lodge.
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D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000436:Alcoholics Anonymous; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001315:Australia; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data