Participation in alcoholics anonymous: intended and unintended change mechanisms.
This article is a compilation of the information presented at a symposium at the 2001 RSA Meeting in Montreal, Canada. The presentations were: (1) Maintaining change after conjoint behavioral alcohol treatment for men: the role of involvement with Alcoholics Anonymous, by Barbara S. McCrady and Elizabeth E. Epstein; (2) Changing AA practices and outcomes: Project MATCH 3-year follow-up, by J. Scott Tonigan; (3) Life events and patterns of recovery of AA-exposed adults and adolescents, by Patricia L. Owen and Valerie Slaymaker; (4) Social networks and AA involvement as mediators of change, by Lee Ann Kaskutas and Keith Humphreys; and (5) What do we know about Alcoholics Anonymous? by William R. Miller, discussant.
Owen
Patricia L
PL
Butler Center for Research at Hazelden, Box 11, Center City, MN, 55103, USA. powen@hazelden.org
Slaymaker
Valerie
V
Tonigan
J Scott
JS
McCrady
Barbara S
BS
Epstein
Elizabeth E
EE
Kaskutas
Lee Ann
LA
Humphreys
Keith
K
Miller
William R
WR
D000436:Alcoholics Anonymous; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013695:Temperance / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016896:Treatment Outcome