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Tuesday, April 17, 2007

THE IMPACT OF SELF-HELP GROUP ATTENDANCE ON RELAPSE RATES AFTER ALCOHOL DETOXIFICATION IN A CONTROLLED STUDY

Alcohol and Alcoholism 2007 42(2):108-112




Self-help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) are widely recommended for aftercare of alcohol-dependent persons, even though scientific knowledge of its effectiveness is inconsistent.

The aim of the present analysis was to elucidate whether persons attending AA groups regularly after detoxification have lower relapse rates within 1 year, compared to person without self-help group attendance.

The present study was unable to show an advantage of self-help group attendance in reducing relapses compared to the control group.

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