title: Self-help visions and practices in Germany.
abstract: In this article the visions, possibilities and limits of self-help in Germany are discussed and the differences in diagnosis and the modalities of help between the professional culture and a self-help group ("Nachtschwärmer") are shown on the background of cultural transformations and changes within the psychiatric system.
authors.affiliation: The University of Applied Sciences, Hochschule Bremen. ghell@fbsw.hs-bremen.de
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hellerich
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012657:Self-Help Groups