Abstinence Among Members of Alcoholics Anonymous

McBride, J. LeBron

doi:10.1300/j020v08n01_08

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“…However, regular and longer attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings have been identified as important factors in maintaining abstinence from alcohol use disorder (McBride and LeBron, 1991). Longer stays in treatment were predictive of improved chemical abuse behaviors in a British residential sample (Gossop et al, 1999).…”

Section: Treatment Duration and Abstinencementioning

confidence: 98%

Prediction of Abstinence from Heroin Addiction by Childhood Trauma, Dissociation, and Extent of Psychosocial Treatment

Somer

2003

Addiction Research & Theory

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This study is an investigation of trauma and dissociation in 93 Israeli patients recovering from drug use disorder. The respondents showed more emotional, physical and sexual traumatization than consecutive admissions to an Israeli outpatient stress clinic, and their levels of dissociation were similar to those previously measured in Israeli patients diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder. It was posited that the level of trauma-related dissociation can make an independent contribution to explaining variance in recovery from a drug use disorder. The finding of structural equation analyses supported this model and suggests that childhood traumatization is related to the proclivity of chemically-dependent respondents to participate in psychosocial treatment and that duration of psychosocial treatment can positively predict duration of abstinence. Dissociation levels made an independent negative contribution to the prediction of abstinence. While our findings imply that tenacity in treatment could be a sustaining process associated with abstinence from drug use, they also suggest that without a thorough resolution of trauma-related dissociation, optimal treatment outcome is compromised.

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Prediction of Abstinence from Heroin Addiction by Childhood Trauma, Dissociation, and Extent of Psychosocial Treatment

Somer

2003

Addiction Research & Theory

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“…Long-term alcoholism studies are notoriously difficult to do, unless one has some recourse to Alcoholics Anonymous (McBride, 1991;Pettinati et al, 1982;Vaillant, 1983). Such study is possible, however, if one considers using a population gathered through the network of A.A. (Edwards, Hensman, Hawker, & Williamson, 1966).…”

Section: The ''Extended Length'' Variable In Actionmentioning

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“…A study of actual long-term, abstinent sobriety--its nature, dynamics, variables; its experience and meaning to those involved--is possible, if one considers using an A.A. population. However, while any study of long-sober alcoholics may have to include members of A.A. (McBride, 1991;Pettinati et al, 1982;Vaillant, 1983), researchers must continue to be mindful of the dangers of ''self-selection'' and ''affiliation bias'' in using A.A. members for research purposes (Bebbington, 1976;Seiden, 1960). Indeed, ''long-term recovery'' itself, independent of A.A., may function as a biasing variable, since those with long-term sobriety are a select group even in A.A. (Edwards et al, 1967).…”

Section: The ''Extended Length'' Variable In Actionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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1994

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

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“…However, the findings should be treated with caution, as no study demonstrates a direct causal link with recovery and several studies (Curzio et al, 2012;Galanter et al, 1993;Li et al, 2000;McBride, 1991;Sheeran, 1988;Snow et al, 1994) were crosssectional and therefore unable to detect any change over time.…”

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“…Early studies located during this review (Hoffman et al, 1983;McBride, 1991;Thurstin, Alfano, & Nerviano, 1987) typically only demonstrate a straightforward association between those who attend. For example, Hoffman et al (1983) found a significant association (n = 900, p < 0.0001) between those who attend AA and abstinence, as did Thurstin et al (1987) (n = 145, p < 0.05) and McBride (1991) (n 50, p < 0.001).…”

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Self-Help Groups for Alcohol Dependency: A Scoping Review

Parkman¹,

Lloyd

Splisbury

2015

Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery

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The aim of this literature review was to scope and present evidence on self-help groups that aim to facilitate recovery from alcohol addiction. A threefold 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, five of these focusing on Alcoholics Anonymous. This international review of self-help groups in recovery from alcohol dependency demonstrates them to be an important and effective component of recovery. However, this review demonstrates that more research is needed into 'non-AA, non-12-step' affiliated self-help groups.

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Abstinence Among Members of Alcoholics Anonymous

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Prediction of Abstinence from Heroin Addiction by Childhood Trauma, Dissociation, and Extent of Psychosocial Treatment

Prediction of Abstinence from Heroin Addiction by Childhood Trauma, Dissociation, and Extent of Psychosocial Treatment

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