TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-Help Groups for Alcohol Dependency
T2 - A Scoping Review
AU - Parkman, Thomas James
AU - Lloyd, Charlie
AU - Splisbury, Karen
PY - 2015/4/3
Y1 - 2015/4/3
N2 - The aim of this literature review was to scope and present evidence on self-help groups (SHGs) that aim to facilitate recovery from alcohol addiction. A three-fold search strategy was deployed. Within the 25 identified quantitative studies, three themes were identified: attendance, involvement, and location, each of which impacted on recovery. Nine qualitative studies were also identified, and five of these focused on Alcoholics Anonymous. This international review of SHGs in recovery from alcohol dependency demonstrates that they are an important and effective component of recovery. However, this review demonstrates that more research is needed into “non-AA, non-12-step”-affiliated SHGs.
AB - The aim of this literature review was to scope and present evidence on self-help groups (SHGs) that aim to facilitate recovery from alcohol addiction. A three-fold search strategy was deployed. Within the 25 identified quantitative studies, three themes were identified: attendance, involvement, and location, each of which impacted on recovery. Nine qualitative studies were also identified, and five of these focused on Alcoholics Anonymous. This international review of SHGs in recovery from alcohol dependency demonstrates that they are an important and effective component of recovery. However, this review demonstrates that more research is needed into “non-AA, non-12-step”-affiliated SHGs.
KW - alcohol
KW - Alcoholics Anonymous
KW - recovery
KW - review
KW - self-help groups
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84931027083&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/1556035X.2015.1034824
DO - 10.1080/1556035X.2015.1034824
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84931027083
SN - 1556-035X
VL - 10
SP - 102
EP - 124
JO - Journal of Groups in Addiction and Recovery
JF - Journal of Groups in Addiction and Recovery
IS - 2
ER -
