title: Participation in alcoholics anonymous: intended and unintended change mechanisms.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Butler Center for Research at Hazelden, Box 11, Center City, MN, 55103, USA. powen@hazelden.org
authors.forename: Patricia L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Slaymaker
authors.forename: J Scott
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Tonigan
authors.forename: Barbara S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: McCrady
authors.forename: Elizabeth E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.forename: Lee Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kaskutas
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Humphreys
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: 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