title: How and why twelve-step self-help groups are effective.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Care Evaluation (152-MPD), VA Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. rmoos@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Rudolf H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Moos
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000436:Alcoholics Anonymous; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D016896:Treatment Outcome